Jeremiah Delivered
Jeremiah 39:12
In 10 translations
- BSB
- “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
- KJV
- Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.look…: Heb. set thine eyes upon him
- WEB
- “Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”
- ASV
- Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
- LSV
- “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.”
- YLT
- '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.'
- DBY
- Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
- DRC
- Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.
- GNV
- Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shall say vnto thee.
- JPS
- 'Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.'
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- Written (Ketiv): אִם (“except”). Read aloud (Qere): (“[ ]”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads אם; read aloud (Qere) reads (“[ ]”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- קָחֶ֗נּוּ וְעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ שִׂ֣ים עָלָ֔יו וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֣וּמָה רָּ֑ע כִּ֗י אם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ כֵּ֖ן עֲשֵׂ֥ה עִמּֽוֹ׃
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◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Jeremiah 40:4But 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…
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- Psalms 105:14–15He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- Jeremiah 24:6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Amos 9:4Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
- Proverbs 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- 1 Peter 3:12–13For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 46:12 in some Bibles