Jeremiah 1:19
What does Jeremiah 1:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 1:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they have fought against thee, and they prevail not against thee; for with thee <FI>am<Fi> I, --an affirmation of Jehovah--to deliver thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they shall fight against them, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
Context
v.18For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 29:25
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
- Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Jeremiah 1:8
Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 37:11
And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
- Jeremiah 26:11
Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
- Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
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