Jer 38:20 | NETfull | STEP | Then Jeremiah answered, “You will not be handed over to them. Please obey the Lord by doing what I have been telling you. Then all will go well with you and your life will be spared.

Jeremiah 38:20

20 Then Jeremiah answered, “You will not be handed over to them. Please obey the Lord by doing what I have been telling you. ^{▼▼ Heb “Please listen to the voice of the Lord with regard to what I have been telling you.” For the idiom “listen to the voice” = “obey” see BDB 1034 s.v. שָׁמַע 1.m. Obedience here is expressed by following the advice in the qualifying clause, i.e., what I have been telling you.} Then all will go well with you and your life will be spared. ^{▼▼ Heb “your life [or you yourself] will live.” Compare v. 17 and the translator’s note there for the idiom.}