Jeremiah 42:11 “Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be…”

Jeremiah 42:11

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

World English Bible

Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says the LORD, ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

American Standard Version

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

Geneva Bible 1599

Feare not for the King of Babel, of whom ye are afraide: be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you, to saue you, and to deliuer you from his hand,

Darby Translation

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

Young's Literal Translation

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, whom ye are afraid of; be not afraid of him — an affirmation of Jehovah — for with you [am] I, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

Bible in Basic English

Have no fear of the king of Babylon, of whom you are now in fear; have no fear of him, says the Lord: for I am with you to keep you safe and to give you salvation from his hands.

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Cross references

“afraid”

Jeremiah 27:17 Jeremiah 41:18 Matthew 10:28 Jeremiah 27:12 2 Kings 25:26

Jeremiah 27:17 · BSB

Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

Jeremiah 41:18 · BSB

to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

Matthew 10:28 · BSB

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Jeremiah 27:12 · BSB

And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!

2 Kings 25:26 · BSB

Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.

“for I”

Romans 8:31 Jeremiah 1:19 Isaiah 43:2 Isaiah 43:5 Jeremiah 15:20 Deuteronomy 20:4

Romans 8:31 · BSB

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Jeremiah 1:19 · BSB

They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 43:2 · BSB

When 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.

Isaiah 43:5 · BSB

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.

Jeremiah 15:20 · BSB

Then 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.

Deuteronomy 20:4 · BSB

For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”

Also

Jeremiah 1:8 Numbers 14:9

Jeremiah 1:8 · BSB

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

Numbers 14:9 · BSB

Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.

12And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’

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