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Jeremiah 15:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 15:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 15:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful [brook], as waters that fail?
19Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.
20And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall, etc.] As he had promised him, when he first called him to his office, (<240118>Jeremiah 1:18), and so would not be as a liar to him: and they shall fight against thee; by words and blows, by menaces and imprisonment: but they shall not prevail against thee; so as to cause him to call in his words, and contradict his prophecies; or so as to take away his life: for I am with thee, to save thee, and deliver thee, saith the Lord; the presence of God with his ministers is sufficient to save and deliver them out of all their troubles, and to protect and defend them against all their enemies; (see <402820>Matthew 28:20).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The promise of Jer 1:18-19, in almost the same words, but with the addition, adapted to the present attacks of Jeremiah's formidable enemies, "I will deliver thee out of . . . wicked . . . redeem . . . terrible"; the repetition is in order to assure Jeremiah that God is the same now as when He first made the promise, in opposition to the prophet's irreverent accusation of unfaithfulness (Jer 15:18). Next: Jeremiah Chapter 16”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:20-21 The Lord reaffirmed the promises he had made to Jeremiah when he called him to be a prophet (see 1:18-19).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will: Jer 1:18, Jer 1:19, Jer 6:27; Eze 3:9; Act 4:8-13, Act 4:29-31, Act 5:29-32 but: Jer 20:11, Jer 20:12; Psa 124:1-3, Psa 129:1, Psa 129:2; Rom 8:31-39 for: Jer 20:11; Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11; Isa 7:14, Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 41:10; Act 18:9, Act 18:10; Ti2 4:16; Ti2 4:17, Ti2 4:22 Jeremiah 15:21”
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