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 

[22:25]  ¹ tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4.

[39:17]  ² tn Heb “But I will rescue you on that day” (referring to the same day mentioned in the preceding verse).

[39:17]  ³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[39:17]  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.