Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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,
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
Rab
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 The word which was to Jeremiah from Jehovah after Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks sent him from Ramah, in his taking him, he being bound in manacles in the midst of all the captivity of Jerusalem and Judah, being carried away captive to Babel. 2 And the chief of the cooks will take to Jeremiah and say to him, Jehovah thy God spake this evil against this place. 3 And Jehovah will bring and do as he spake: because ye sinned against Jehovah, and ye heard not to his voice, and this word was to you.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24-28
And all the nations said, For what did Jehovah thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?
Jeremiah 22:8-9
And many nations passed through this city, and they said a man to his neighbor, For what did Jehovah thus to this great city?
1 Kings 9:8-9
And this house shall be high, every one passing by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss: and they said, For what did Jehovah thus to this land and to this house?
2 Chronicles 7:20-22
And I plucked them up from my land which I gave to them; and this house which I consecrated to my name I will cast from my face, and I will give it for a parable and for a derision among all peoples.
Lamentations 2:15-17
All passing by the way clapped their hands at thee; they hissed, and they will nod their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: This the city, they will say; the complete splendor of joy to all the earth.