I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked - From the power of this evil people.

And I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible - Out of the power of the Chaldean armies. Every thing took place as God had promised, for no word of his can ever fall to the ground.

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked,.... The wicked Jews, Zedekiah and his courtiers, who imprisoned him:

and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible; as kings and great men of the earth seem to be; or, "the violent", or "strong" (t), and mighty; that were stronger than he, that would use him with violence, and inject terror into him.

(t) "violentorum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt; "fortium", V. L.

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

15:21 The wicked - The wicked Jews. The terrible - And the power of the terrible Chaldeans.

Margin thee

Remnant. Jer 15:11-21 Jer 23:3-8 31:7,14 Isa 1:9 Ezek 6:8 8:11-14 9:4 Ezek 11:16-21 Joel 2:32 Amos 5:15 Mic 2:12 4:1 5:3 7:18 Zeph 2:7 3:13 Hag 1:14 Zech 8:6 Mal 3:16-18 Rom 11:5. See Scofield Note: "Rom 11:5".

Margin redeem

See Scofield Note: "Isa 59:20" See Scofield Note: "Ex 14:30".

15:15-21 It is matter of comfort that we have a God, to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against his enemies, persecutors, and slanderers. It will be a comfort to God's ministers, when men despise them, if they have the testimony of their own consciences. But he complains, that he found little pleasure in his work. Some good people lose much of the pleasantness of religion by the fretfulness and uneasiness of their natural temper, which they indulge. The Lord called the prophet to cease from his distrust, and to return to his work. If he attended thereto, he might be assured the Lord would deliver him from his enemies. Those who are with God, and faithful to him, he will deliver from trouble or carry through it. Many things appear frightful, which do not at all hurt a real believer in Christ.