Jeremiah 21:9

21:9 Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives. ¹ 

Jeremiah 39:18

39:18 I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence. ²  You will escape with your life ³  because you trust in me. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’” ⁴ 

Jeremiah 45:5

45:5 Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm ⁵  that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. ⁶  But I will allow you to escape with your life ⁷  wherever you go.”’”

¹ tn Heb “his life will be to him for spoil.”

² sn Heb “you will not fall by the sword.” In the context this would include death in battle and execution as a prisoner of war.

³ tn Heb “your life will be to you for spoil.” For the meaning of this idiom see the study note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 45:4.

⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”

⁶ sn Compare Jer 25:31, 33. The reference here to universal judgment also forms a nice transition to the judgments on the nations that follow in Jer 46-51 which may be another reason for the placement of this chapter here, out of its normal chronological order (see also the study note on v. 1).

⁷ tn Heb “I will give you your life for a spoil.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 39:18.