Jeremiah 39:12
New International Version
“Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks.”

New Living Translation
“See that he isn’t hurt,” he said. “Look after him well, and give him anything he wants.”

English Standard Version
“Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.”

Berean Standard Bible
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”

King James Bible
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

New King James Version
“Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you.”

New American Standard Bible
“Take him and look after him, and do not do anything harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.”

NASB 1995
“Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.”

NASB 1977
“Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him; but rather deal with him just as he tells you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
“Take him and set your eyes to look after him and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he speaks to you.”

Amplified Bible
“Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you.”

Christian Standard Bible
“Take him and look after him. Don’t do him any harm, but do for him whatever he says.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Take him, look after him, and don’t let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Take Jeremiah and let your eyes be upon him and do no harm to him, and everything that he says to you, do it

Contemporary English Version
"Find Jeremiah and keep him safe. Take good care of him and do whatever he asks."

Douay-Rheims Bible
Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.

English Revised Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Take him, and look after him. Don't harm him in any way, but do for him whatever he asks."

Good News Translation
"Go and find Jeremiah and take good care of him. Do not harm him, but do for him whatever he wants."

International Standard Version
"Take him, look after him, and don't do anything to harm him. Rather, do for him whatever he tells you."

JPS Tanakh 1917
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.'

Literal Standard Version
“Take him, and place your eyes on him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaks to you, so do with him.”

Majority Standard Bible
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”

New American Bible
“Take him and look after him; do not let anything happen to him. Whatever he may ask, you must do for him.”

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 Revised Standard Version
“Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask 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."

Webster's Bible Translation
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 take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”

Young's 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.'

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Context
Jeremiah Delivered
11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, 12“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” 13So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon…

Cross References
1 Peter 3:13
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

Psalm 105:14
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

Psalm 105:15
"Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!"

Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even the man's enemies live at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Jeremiah 15:21
I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."

Jeremiah 39:13
So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon


Treasury of Scripture

Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you.

look well to him.

Jeremiah 24:6
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Jeremiah 40:4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

do him.

Psalm 105:14,15
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; …

Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

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Jeremiah 39
1. Jerusalem is taken.
4. Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon.
8. The city laid in ruins,
9. and the people captivated.
11. Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah.
15. God's promise to Ebed Melech.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Take him,
קָחֶ֗נּוּ (qā·ḥen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

look after
וְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

him,
עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and do not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

let any
מְא֣וּמָה (mə·’ū·māh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3972: A speck, point, nothing

harm
רָּ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

come to him;
תַּ֥עַשׂ (ta·‘aś)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

do
עֲשֵׂ֥ה (‘ă·śêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for
עִמּֽוֹ׃ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

him whatever
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he says.”
יְדַבֵּ֣ר (yə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


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