Jeremiah 46:27

But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses Jacob and Israel immediately after pronouncing judgment on Egypt, shifting from national condemnation to personal reassurance for His covenant people.

The words — The Hebrew phrases אַל־ תִּירָא ('al-tira) and אַל־ תֵּחַת ('al-techat) issue a direct command not to fear or be dismayed, while עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב ('avdi Ya'akov) explicitly identifies the recipient as God’s servant.

The thread — This reassurance pattern repeats in Isaiah 43:5, Isaiah 43:1, and Jeremiah 30:10, where the same divine address to Jacob and Israel pairs the prohibition against fear with promises of presence and deliverance.

Why it lands — The text declares God’s intention to rescue Jacob from exile and restore him to safety, requiring the reader to recognize that the command not to fear rests on the certainty of divine intervention rather than human circumstance.

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The Hebrew words

וְ֠אַתָּהVe./'a.tahand/ you אַל־'al-may not תִּירָ֞אti.Ra'you fear עַבְדִּ֤י'av.D/iO servant/ my יַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacob וְאַל־ve./'al-and/ may not תֵּחַ֣תte.Chatyou be dismayed יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElO Israel כִּ֠יkifor הִנְנִ֤יhi./Nihere/ I מוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a./Kha[am] about to save/ you מֵֽרָח֔וֹקme./ra.Chokfrom/ a distant [land]וְאֶֽת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a./Khaoffspring/ your מֵאֶ֣רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of שִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.Ya/mcaptivity/ their וְשָׁ֧בve./Shavand/ he will return יַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovJacob וְשָׁקַ֥טve./sha.Katand/ he will be undisturbed וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve./sha.'a.Nanand/ he will be at ease וְאֵ֥יןve./'Einand/ there not מַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.Rid[will be one who] terrifies

King James Version

But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
Jeremiah 30:10 As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
Jeremiah 50:19 I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
Isaiah 44:2 This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Jeremiah 23:3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.