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THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah 39:12
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Take him and look after him. Don’t do him any harm, but do for him whatever he says.”
“Take him and look after him. Don’t do him any harm, but do for him whatever he says.”
Hebrew Names Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.
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.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
English Standard Version
"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you."
"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells 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."
"Take him and look after him, and do not do anything harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you."
New Century Version
"Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Do not hurt him, but do for him whatever he asks you."
"Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Do not hurt him, but do for him whatever he asks 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."
"Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you."
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.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take him, and looke well to him, & doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shal say vnto thee.
Take him, and looke well to him, & doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shal say vnto thee.
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."
"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."
Berean Standard Bible
"Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says."
"Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says."
Contemporary English Version
"Find Jeremiah and keep him safe. Take good care of him and do whatever he asks."
"Find Jeremiah and keep him safe. Take good care of him and do whatever he asks."
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but treat him as he tells you."
"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but treat him as he tells 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.
Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Don't hurt him. Give him whatever he asks for."
"Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Don't hurt him. Give him whatever he asks for."
George Lamsa Translation
Take Jeremiah and treat him well and do him no harm; but do to him anything that he shall say to you.
Take Jeremiah and treat him well and do him no harm; but do to him anything that he shall say to you.
Good News Translation
"Go and find Jeremiah and take good care of him. Do not harm him, but do for him whatever he wants."
"Go and find Jeremiah and take good care of him. Do not harm him, but do for him whatever he wants."
Lexham English 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."
"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."
Literal Translation
Take him and set your eyes on him. But do not do anything evil to him. But do with him even as he shall say to you.
Take him and set your eyes on him. But do not do anything evil to him. But do with him even as he shall say to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
take and cherish him, and make moch off him: se thou do him no harme, but intreate him after his owne desyre.
take and cherish him, and make moch off him: se thou do him no harme, but intreate him after his owne desyre.
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.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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.
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.'
'Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.'
King James Version (1611)
Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shall say vnto thee.
Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme, but doe vnto him euen as he shall say vnto thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take and cherishe hym, and make much of him, see thou do him no harme, but entreate hym after his owne desire.
Take and cherishe hym, and make much of him, see thou do him no harme, but entreate hym after his owne desire.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I gave it to Baruch son of Nerias, son of Maasaeas, in the sight of Anameel my father’s brother’s son, and in the sight of the men that stood by and wrote in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of the Jews that were in the court of the prison.
and I gave it to Baruch son of Nerias, son of Maasaeas, in the sight of Anameel my father’s brother’s son, and in the sight of the men that stood by and wrote in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of the Jews that were in the court of the prison.
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.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Take thou him, and sette thin iyen on hym, and do thou no thing of yuel to him; but as he wole, so do thou to hym.
Take thou him, and sette thin iyen on hym, and do thou no thing of yuel to him; but as he wole, so do thou to hym.
Update Bible Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to 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.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to thee.
New English Translation
"Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you."
"Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you."
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."
"Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you."
New Living Translation
"See that he isn't hurt," he said. "Look after him well, and give him anything he wants."
"See that he isn't hurt," he said. "Look after him well, and give him anything he wants."
New Life Bible
"Take him and watch over him. Do not hurt him, but do with him as he tells you."
"Take him and watch over him. Do not hurt him, but do with him as he tells you."
New Revised Standard
"Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you."
"Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you."
J.B. Rotherham 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.
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.
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.
Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.
Revised Standard Version
"Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you."
"Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him 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.'
`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.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you."
"Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you."
Contextual Overview
11Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave Nebuzaradan captain of the king's bodyguard special orders regarding Jeremiah: "Look out for him. Make sure nothing bad happens to him. Give him anything he wants." 13So Nebuzaradan, chief of the king's bodyguard, along with Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon, sent for Jeremiah, taking him from the courtyard of the royal guards and putting him under the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to be taken home. And so he was able to live with the people. 15Earlier, while Jeremiah was still in custody in the courtyard of the royal guards, God 's Message came to him: "Go and speak with Ebed-melek the Ethiopian. Tell him, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says, Listen carefully: I will do exactly what I said I would do to this city—bad news, not good news. When it happens, you will be there to see it. But I'll deliver you on that doomsday. You won't be handed over to those men whom you have good reason to fear. Yes, I'll most certainly save you. You won't be killed. You'll walk out of there safe and sound because you trusted me.'" God 's Decree.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
look well to him: Heb. set thine eyes upon him, Jeremiah 24:6, Jeremiah 40:4, *marg. Proverbs 23:5, Amos 9:4, 1 Peter 3:12
do him: Psalms 105:14, Psalms 105:15, Proverbs 16:7, Proverbs 21:1, Acts 7:10, 1 Peter 3:13
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 15:11 - verily I
Cross-References
Genesis 39:8
He wouldn't do it. He said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master doesn't give a second thought to anything that goes on here—he's put me in charge of everything he owns. He treats me as an equal. The only thing he hasn't turned over to me is you. You're his wife, after all! How could I violate his trust and sin against God?"
He wouldn't do it. He said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master doesn't give a second thought to anything that goes on here—he's put me in charge of everything he owns. He treats me as an equal. The only thing he hasn't turned over to me is you. You're his wife, after all! How could I violate his trust and sin against God?"
Genesis 39:10
She pestered him day after day after day, but he stood his ground. He refused to go to bed with her.
She pestered him day after day after day, but he stood his ground. He refused to go to bed with her.
1 Samuel 15:27
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed at his priestly robe and a piece tore off. Samuel said, " God has just now torn the kingdom from you, and handed it over to your neighbor, a better man than you are. Israel's God-of-Glory doesn't deceive and he doesn't dither. He says what he means and means what he says."
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed at his priestly robe and a piece tore off. Samuel said, " God has just now torn the kingdom from you, and handed it over to your neighbor, a better man than you are. Israel's God-of-Glory doesn't deceive and he doesn't dither. He says what he means and means what he says."
Ecclesiastes 7:26
One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I've tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I've looked for I haven't found. I didn't find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.
One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I've tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I've looked for I haven't found. I didn't find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.
2 Timothy 2:22
Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God's servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil's trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God's servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil's trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
1 Peter 2:11
Friends, this world is not your home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they'll be won over to God's side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
Friends, this world is not your home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they'll be won over to God's side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take him, and look well to him,.... Take him out of prison; take him under your immediate care; receive him kindly, and use him humanely; provide everything necessary for him, and let him not want for anything: or, "set thine eyes upon him" m look pleasantly at him, and let him be always under your view and inspection; treat him not with neglect and contempt, but see to it that nothing is wanting to him:
and do him no harm; no injury to his person by beating, imprisoning, or starving him; nor suffer any to be done to him by the common soldiers, or by his own people:
but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee: let him have whatever he asks for: this was great favour from a Heathen prince indeed, and more than he met with from his own countrymen.
m ועיניך שים עליו "et oculos tuos pone super eum", V. L. Vatablus, Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 39:12. Take him - look well to him — Nebuchadnezzar had heard that this prophet had foretold his capture of the city, and had frequently used all his influence to induce Zedekiah to pay the tribute, and not rebel against him; and on this account would be inclined to show the prophet especial favour.
