Jeremiah 1:19
in Jeremiah 1They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
KJV
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
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This verse in Jeremiah 1
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd they shall fight against thee,.... The Targum adds, "that they may hide the words of thy prophecy;'' hinder him from prophesying, stop his mouth, and even take away his life: but they shall not prevail against thee; as to do either: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee; as he did; he hid him when they sought for him, and delivered him out of the dungeon and bonds into which he was cast by them; See Gill on Jer 1:8.
This site's exposition
Get yourself ready
on Jeremiah 1:17-19
The call closes with a promise of fortification, “like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land”. The opposition runs through every rank. The fight is certain: “They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you”.
This site's exposition
They will fight against you
The chapter ends on the promise of verse 8, now made to a prophet set against his whole nation. The LORD hid him when Jehoiakim ordered his arrest, at Jeremiah 36:26. At 38:13 he was drawn up out of the muddy cistern.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A saint is different from a sinner, not because he or she is not tempted in the same way but because he or she is not defeated even by a great assault, while the other is overcome even by a slight temptation. The strength of any good person would not, as we said, be worthy of praise, if the victory was gained without being tempted. Most certainly there is no room for victory where there is no struggle and conflict. "Blessed is the one who endures trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." According to the apostle Paul also, "power is made perfect" not in ease and delights but "in weakness." "And behold," says he, "I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests and the people of the land. They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you."
(Verse 18, 19) For I have set you today (or Behold I have made you on this day) as a fortified city, and as an iron column, and as a bronze wall over all the earth: to the kings of Judah, to its princes, and to its priests, and to the people of the land. And they will fight against you, but they will not prevail, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you. The divine word describes why the Prophet should not be afraid.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He was of the priests, and, as a priest, was authorized and appointed to teach the people; but to that authority and appointment God added the extraordinary commission of a prophet. Ezekiel also was a priest. Thus God would support the honour of the priesthood at a time when, by their sins and God's judgments upon them, it was sadly eclipsed.
): They shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail to destroy thee, for I am with thee to deliver thee out of their hands; nor shall they prevail to defeat the word that God sends them by Jeremiah, nor to deliver themselves; it shall take hold of them, for God is against them to destroy them.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They shall not prevail against thee - Because I am determined to defend and support thee against all thy enemies. One of the ancients has said, Θεου θελοντος, και επι ῥιπος πλεῃ Σωζῃ· Thestius, apud Theophil. ad Autolyc. lib. 2: “God protecting thee, though thou wert at sea upon a twig, thou shouldst be safe.”
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ | venilchamu | and they will fight | H3898 → | 177 times |
| אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ʾeleikha | against you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| י֣וּכְלוּ | yukhelu | they will prevail | H3201 → | 194 times |
| לָ֑ךְ | lakh | to <the> you | ||
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִתְּךָ֥ | ʾitekha | [will be] with you | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֲנִ֛י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פ | lehatzilekha | to deliver you | H5337 → | 212 times |
וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּand they will fight
venilchamuH3898 →177 times
אֵלֶ֖יךָagainst you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
י֣וּכְלוּthey will prevail
yukheluH3201 →194 times
לָ֑ךְto <the> you
lakh
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אִתְּךָ֥[will be] with you
ʾitekhaH854 →929 times
אֲנִ֛יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פto deliver you
lehatzilekhaH5337 →212 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
it leads to
- Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Joshua 1:6–7
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
- Deuteronomy 20:1
When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out…
- Genesis 28:15
Through
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 15:20
Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver…
- Jeremiah 1:8
Through
Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Joshua 1:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Cassian, CONFERENCE 3:18.13; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.