Parallel Verses
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 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.
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."
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 Nebuchadnezzar also the king of Babylon gave Nebuzaradan the chief captain a charge, concerning Jeremiah, saying, 12 "Take and cherish him, and make much of him: see thou do him no harm, but entreat him after his own desire." 13 So Nebuzaradan the chief captain, Nabushazban the chief chamberlain, Nergalsharezer the treasurer and all the king of Babylon's lords, sent for Jeremiah,
Cross References
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends.
Psalm 105:14-15
He suffered no man to hurt them, but reproved even kings for their sakes,
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.
Jeremiah 40:4
Behold, I loose the binds from thy hands this day: if thou wilt now go with me unto Babylon, up then. For I will see to thee, and provide for thee: But if thou wilt not go with me to Babylon, then remain here. Behold, all the land is at thy will, look where thou thinkest convenient and good for thee to abide, there dwell.
Proverbs 23:5
Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.
Jeremiah 24:6
and I will set mine eyes upon them for the best, for I will bring them again in to this land. I will build them up, and not break them down. I will plant them, and not root them out.
Amos 9:4
If they go away before their enemies into captivity, then shall I command the sword there to slay them. Thus will I set mine eyes upon them, for their harm and not for their wealth.
Acts 7:10
and delivered him out of all his adversities, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; which made him governor over Egypt, and over all his household.
1 Peter 3:12-13
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord beholdeth them that do evil.