Jeremiah 15:11

Protection and safety

⁹ The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.

¹⁰ Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.

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.

¹² Can anyone smash iron— iron from the north—or bronze?

¹³ Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The LORD 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.
ASV: Jehovah said, Verily I will strengthen thee for good; verily I will cause the enemy to make supplication unto thee in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
DARBY: Jehovah said, Verily I will set thee free for [thy] good; verily I will cause the enemy to meet thee kindly in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
BLB: YHWH said “Truly: With your remnant it will be well, truly have I not interceded with the enemy for you in the time of adversity and in the time of distress?

ÅB: Herren sa: Jeg vil befri deg, så det går deg vel; jeg vil la fiendene dine bønnfalle deg i ulykkens og nødens tid.
OTB: Herren sa: “Jeg vil sannelig befri deg for et godt formål; jeg vil få dine fiender til å bønnfalle deg i tider med katastrofe og nød.
B1930: Herren sa: Visselig, jeg vil fri dig ut, så det går dig vel; visselig, jeg vil la dine fiender bønnfalle dig i ulykkens og nødens tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
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Jeremiah 29:11–14
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
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Psalms 106:46
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
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Psalms 37:3–11
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
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Jeremiah 37:3
Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
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Jeremiah 21:2
“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
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Jeremiah 40:2–6
The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
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