Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
life . . . a prey—He shall escape with his life; though losing all else in a shipwreck, he shall carry off his life as his gain, saved by his going over to the Chaldeans. (See on Jeremiah 21:9).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 38:2:
2 Kings 25:22-26
Jeremiah 20:17
Jeremiah 21:9
Jeremiah 32:2
Jeremiah 37:3
Jeremiah 38:1
Jeremiah 38:10
Jeremiah 39:18
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