Jer 37:2, 39:18, 45:5 | Geneva

Jeremiah 37:2

Jeremiah 39:18

For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prize to thee: because thou {g} hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.

(g) Thus God recompensed his zeal and favour which he showed to his prophet in his troubles.

Jeremiah 45:5

And seekest {e} thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for {f} a prize in all places where thou goest.

(e) "Do you think to have honour and credit?" in which he shows his infirmity. (f) Read Jer 21:9.