The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh said, “Most certainly I will strengthen you for good. Most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
- BSB The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
- NKJV The Lord said: “Surely it will be well with your remnant; Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction.
- NASB The Lord said, “I will certainly set you free for purposes of good; I will certainly make the enemy plead with you In a time of disaster and a time of distress.
- NLT The Lord replied, “I will take care of you, Jeremiah. Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf in times of trouble and distress.
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Quick answer
God promises to strengthen Jeremiah for good and to make even his enemies plead with him in their time of trouble. The LORD assures His servant of vindication and care amid hostility.
Overview
In answer to Jeremiah's lament, God pledges to sustain him and ultimately to turn his persecutors toward him in their distress. This reassurance shows God's faithful commitment to those who serve Him at great cost. It echoes the gospel promise that God upholds His own and will vindicate those who suffer for righteousness' sake, as He vindicated Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Prov 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Jer 29:11–14For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
- Ps 106:46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
- Ps 37:3–11Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- Eccl 8:12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
- Jer 37:3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
- Jer 40:2–6And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
- Jer 21:2Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
- Jer 42:2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
- Jer 39:11–12Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
- Prov 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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