Jeremiah 22:25

22:25 I will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid. I will hand you over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his Babylonian 1  soldiers.

Jeremiah 39:17

39:17 But I will rescue you when it happens. 2  I, the Lord, affirm it! 3  You will not be handed over to those whom you fear. 4 

1 tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4.

2 tn Heb “But I will rescue you on that day” (referring to the same day mentioned in the preceding verse).

3 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

4 sn Some commentators see this as a reference to the princes from whose clutches Ebed-Melech delivered Jeremiah (38:7-13). However, it is clear that in this context it refers to those that he would fear when the Lord brings about the threatened disaster, i.e., the Babylonians who are attacking the city.