Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on 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,
A Conservative Version
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
American Standard Version
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah 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,
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
'elohiym
Dabar
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 40:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Decides To Remain In The Land
1 This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had released him from Ramah, when he was bound in chains, along with all the exiles from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken into exile in Babylon. 2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on this place. 3 And now the LORD has brought it about and has done just as he said. Because you people sinned against the LORD and didn't obey him, this has happened to you.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24-28
All the nations will ask, "Why did the LORD do this to this land? What is the meaning of this fierce and great anger?'
Jeremiah 22:8-9
"Many nations will pass by this city and say to one another, "Why did the LORD do this to this great city?'
1 Kings 9:8-9
"This Temple will become a pile of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be so astounded that they will ask, "Why did the LORD do this to this land and to this Temple?'
2 Chronicles 7:20-22
then I will tear them up by the roots from the ground that I had given them! And as for this Temple that I have set apart for my name, I will throw it out of my sight and make it the butt of jokes and a means of ridicule among people worldwide!
Lamentations 2:15-17
Everyone who passes by on the road shake their fists at you. They hiss and shake their heads at cherished Jerusalem: "Is this the city men used to call "The Perfection of Beauty,' and "The Joy of the Entire Earth'"?