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For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but your life shall be for a prey to you; because you have put your trust in me, says Yahweh.
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Your Life as a Precious Prize
Commentators explain that the phrase "thy life shall be for a prey" means that in the midst of total destruction, simply surviving is an incredible, unexpected gift from God. Like a soldier who captures valuable spoils in battle or a sailor who escapes a shipwreck with nothing but his life, Ebed-melech's survival was a treasure to be celebrated, given directly by God.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A prey to you - An unexpected and unlooked-for gain. He had given proof of faith in courageously delivering God’s prophet.
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet tells us here that God was not unmindful of the Ethiopian by whom he had been preserved, even though he was an alien and from a foreign…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I will surely deliver you Or, in "delivering will deliver you" F16; this is a repetition and confirma…
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Here is a message to assure Ebed-melech of a recompense for his great kindness to Jeremiah. Because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lo…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the liberation of certain people.
