Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
New American Standard Bible
Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The
King James Version
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Holman Bible
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place,
International Standard Version
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on this place.
A Conservative Version
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
Amplified
And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this disaster on this place.
Bible in Basic English
And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
Darby Translation
And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
Julia Smith Translation
And the chief of the cooks will take to Jeremiah and say to him, Jehovah thy God spake this evil against this place.
King James 2000
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil upon this place.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [the] captain of [the] guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "Yahweh your God threatened this disaster to this place,
Modern King James verseion
And the chief of the executioners took Jeremiah and said to him, Jehovah your God has spoken this evil against this place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The chief Captain called for Jeremiah, and said unto him, "The LORD thy God spake mightily before of the misery upon this place:
NET Bible
The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster.
New Heart English Bible
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, "The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place;
The Emphasized Bible
So then the, chief of the royal executioners took Jeremiah, - and said unto him, Yahweh thy God had threatened this calamity against this place;
Webster
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
World English Bible
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
Youngs Literal Translation
And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,
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Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 40:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Decides To Remain In The Land
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; 3 and Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24-28
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
Jeremiah 22:8-9
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?
1 Kings 9:8-9
And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?
2 Chronicles 7:20-22
then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
Lamentations 2:15-17
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem,'saying , Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?