What Does Jeremiah 38:20 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“But Jeremiah”

jirmejah, the name of eight or nine israelites

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

“They shall not deliver”

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

“thee Obey”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

“I beseech thee the voice”

a voice or sound

“of the LORD”

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

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

i

“which I speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto thee so it shall be well”

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

“shall live”

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

“unto thee and thy soul”

properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment