What Does Jeremiah 15:20 Mean?

“And I will make”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“thee unto this people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

“wall”

a wall of protection

“brasen”

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

“a fenced”

to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e., inaccessible by height or fortification)

“and they shall fight”

to feed on; figuratively, to consume

near, with or among; often in general, to

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“against thee but they shall not prevail”

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

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“against thee for I am with thee to save”

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

“thee and to deliver”

to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

“thee saith”

an oracle

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god