Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:20

²⁰Then 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I will make you	וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָ	ū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a wall	לְחוֹמַ֤ת	lə·ḥō·w·maṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
to this	הַזֶּ֗ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	לָעָ֣ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
a fortified wall	בְּצוּרָ֔ה	bə·ṣū·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
of bronze	נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
they will fight	וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ	wə·nil·ḥă·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
against you	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
but will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
overcome	י֣וּכְלוּ	yū·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֛י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am with you	אִתְּךָ֥	’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
to save	לְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥	lə·hō·wō·šî·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
and deliver you	וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ	ū·lə·haṣ·ṣî·le·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 1:18–19 · Ezekiel 3:9 · Psalm 124:1–3 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Psalm 46:7 · Acts 18:9–10 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 46:11 · 2 Timothy 4:16–17 · Jeremiah 20:11–12 · Psalm 129:1–2 · Jeremiah 1:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.