Jer 39:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. life . . . for a prey —(See on ; ; ). put . . . trust in me — ( ). Trust in God was the root of his fearlessness of the wrath of men, in his humanity to the prophet ( ). The "life" he thus risked was to be his reward, being spared beyond all hope, when the lives of his enemies should be forfeited ("for a prey").

Jeremiah 39:18

18. life . . . for a prey—(See on Jer 21:9; Jer 38:2; Jer 45:5).

put . . . trust in me— (Jer 38:7-9). Trust in God was the root of his fearlessness of the wrath of men, in his humanity to the prophet (1Ch 5:20; Ps 37:40). The "life" he thus risked was to be his reward, being spared beyond all hope, when the lives of his enemies should be forfeited ("for a prey").