Jeremiah 39:18
For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 17:7, the blessing on those who trust in the Lord directly parallels the reason here: Ebed-Melech trusted God.
In Jeremiah 21:9, the same phrase 'life as a prize' applies to those who surrender — here Ebed-Melech gets it by trusting God.
In Jeremiah 38:2, the same condition yields 'life as a prize' for surrendering — here it's given for trusting God.
In Jeremiah 45:5, Baruch receives the same promise of 'life as a prize' amid disaster — direct parallel to Ebed-Melech's deliverance.
In Jeremiah 45:4, God declares He is tearing down the whole land — a contrast to the personal deliverance promised here.
In 1 Chronicles 5:20, the same cause-and-effect appears: deliverance comes because they 'put their trust in Him' — exactly the phrase used here.
Psalm 34:22 directly echoes: 'none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned' — linking trust to final deliverance, not just physical.
Psalm 37:40 explicitly states: God delivers them 'because they trust in Him' — the identical reason given here.
Isaiah 26:3 promises perfect peace to those who trust in God, echoing the same theme of deliverance for the trusting here.