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The Call of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:8

In 11 translations

BSB
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
KJV
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
WEB
Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.
ASV
Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
LSV
Do not be afraid of their faces, for I [am] with you to deliver you,” a declaration of YHWH.
YLT
Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee [am] I to deliver thee, — an affirmation of Jehovah.'
DBY
Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
DRC
Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
GNV
Be not afraide of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lord.
JPS
Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
LXXE
Be not afraid before them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν, ὅτι μετὰ σοῦ ἐγώ εἰμι τοῦ ἐξαιρεῖσθαί σε, λέγει Κύριος.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  • Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into…
  • Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
  • Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
  • Jeremiah 15:20–21Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD. I will deliver you from the…
  • Hebrews 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be…
  • Ezekiel 2:6–7But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence,…
  • 2 Timothy 4:17–18But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. And the Lord will rescue me…
  • Ezekiel 3:8–9Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence,…
  • Deuteronomy 31:8The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
  • Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
  • Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
  • Acts 4:13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  • Acts 4:29And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
  • Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

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