Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
“Take him and
King James Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Holman Bible
“Take him, look after him, and don’t let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
International Standard Version
"Take him, look after him, and don't do anything to harm him. Rather, do for him whatever he tells you."
A Conservative Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm, but do to him even as he shall say to thee.
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.
Amplified
“Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you.”
Bible in Basic English
Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.
Darby Translation
Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
Take him, and look well after him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, {but only} that which he speaks to you, so do with him."
Modern King James verseion
Take him, and set your eyes on him, and do him no evil. But do with him even as he shall say to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Take and cherish him, and make much of him: see thou do him no harm, but entreat him after his own desire."
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."
The Emphasized Bible
Take him and, thine eyes, set thou upon him, and do not unto him any harmful thing, - but just as he shall speak unto thee, so, shalt thou do with him.
Webster
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 look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Jeremiah » The prophet » Nebuchadnezzar directs the release of
Interlinear
Laqach
`ayin
M@uwmah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 39:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Freed By Nebuchadnezzar
11 Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard, 12 "Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you." 13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, Nebushazban, who was a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer, who was a high official, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon
Cross References
Proverbs 16:7
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
Psalm 105:14-15
He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
Jeremiah 40:4
But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you choose."
Proverbs 23:5
When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
Jeremiah 24:6
I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them.
Amos 9:4
Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity."
Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
1 Peter 3:12-13
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.