Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks.” New Living Translation “See that he isn’t hurt,” he said. “Look after him well, and give him anything he wants.” English Standard Version “Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.” Berean Standard Bible “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” King James Bible Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. New King James Version “Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you.” New American Standard Bible “Take him and look after him, and do not do anything harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” NASB 1995 “Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” NASB 1977 “Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him; but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” Legacy Standard Bible “Take him and set your eyes to look after him and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he speaks to you.” Amplified Bible “Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you.” Christian Standard Bible “Take him and look after him. Don’t do him any harm, but do for him whatever he says.” Holman Christian Standard Bible “Take him, look after him, and don’t let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” American Standard Version Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. Contemporary English Version "Find Jeremiah and keep him safe. Take good care of him and do whatever he asks." English Revised Version Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Take him, and look after him. Don't harm him in any way, but do for him whatever he asks." Good News Translation "Go and find Jeremiah and take good care of him. Do not harm him, but do for him whatever he wants." International Standard Version "Take him, look after him, and don't do anything to harm him. Rather, do for him whatever he tells you." Majority Standard Bible “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” NET Bible "Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you." New Heart English Bible "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you." Webster's Bible Translation Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to thee. World English Bible “Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Take him, and place your eyes on him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaks to you, so do with him.” Young's Literal Translation 'Take him, and place thine eyes upon him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaketh unto thee, so do with him.' Smith's Literal Translation Take him and set thine eyes upon him, and thou shalt do to him nothing evil; but as he shall speak to thee thus do to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him. Catholic Public Domain Version “Take him, and set your eyes on him, and you shall do no harm to him at all. But as he is willing, so shall you do with him.” New American Bible “Take him and look after him; do not let anything happen to him. Whatever he may ask, you must do for him.” New Revised Standard Version “Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTake Jeremiah and treat him well and do him no harm; but do to him anything that he shall say to you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Take Jeremiah and let your eyes be upon him and do no harm to him, and everything that he says to you, do it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah Delivered11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, 12“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” 13So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon… Cross References Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 15:20-21 Then 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. / I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.” Jeremiah 38:7-13 Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, / “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.” ... Jeremiah 40:2-4 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, / and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you. / But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.” Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Daniel 6:16-23 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. / Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. ... Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.” Acts 27:23-24 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me / and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’ Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. 2 Timothy 4:17-18 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. / And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Psalm 91:11-12 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. Treasury of Scripture Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you. look well to him. Jeremiah 24:6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. Jeremiah 40:4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. do him. Psalm 105:14,15 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; … Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Jump to Previous Deal Evil Eye Eyes Harm Harmful Rather Speaketh Tells WhateverJump to Next Deal Evil Eye Eyes Harm Harmful Rather Speaketh Tells WhateverJeremiah 39 1. Jerusalem is taken.4. Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon. 8. The city laid in ruins, 9. and the people captivated. 11. Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah. 15. God's promise to Ebed Melech. Take him The phrase "Take him" indicates a command given with authority. In the context of Jeremiah 39, this command is issued by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, concerning the prophet Jeremiah. The Hebrew root for "take" is "לָקַח" (laqach), which often implies a deliberate action of receiving or fetching. This reflects the divine providence and protection over Jeremiah, as God uses even foreign rulers to ensure the safety of His prophet. It underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and His ability to orchestrate events for the fulfillment of His purposes. and look after him do not let any harm come to him but do for him whatever he says Hebrew “Take him,קָחֶ֗נּוּ (qā·ḥen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take look after וְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain him, עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not let any מְא֣וּמָה (mə·’ū·māh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3972: A speck, point, nothing harm רָּ֑ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil come to him; תַּ֥עַשׂ (ta·‘aś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make do עֲשֵׂ֥ה (‘ă·śêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make for עִמּֽוֹ׃ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with him whatever כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he says.” יְדַבֵּ֣ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links Jeremiah 39:12 NIVJeremiah 39:12 NLT Jeremiah 39:12 ESV Jeremiah 39:12 NASB Jeremiah 39:12 KJV Jeremiah 39:12 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 39:12 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 39:12 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 39:12 French Bible Jeremiah 39:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 39:12 Take him and look well to him (Jer.) |
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