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Jeremiah 39:12
"Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Do not hurt him, but do for him whatever he asks you."
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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."
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
11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard: 12 "Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Do not hurt him, but do for him whatever he asks you." 13 So Nebuchadnezzar sent these men for Jeremiah: Nebuzaradan, commander of the guards; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-Sharezer, an important leader; and all the other officers of the king of Babylon. 14 They had Jeremiah taken out of the courtyard of the guard. Then they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, who had orders to take Jeremiah back home. So they took him home, and he stayed among the people left in Judah. 15 While Jeremiah was guarded in the courtyard, the Lord spoke his word to him: 16 "Jeremiah, go and tell Ebed-Melech the Cushite this message: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Very soon I will make my words about Jerusalem come true through disaster, not through good times. You will see everything come true with your own eyes. 17 But I will save you on that day, Ebed-Melech, says the Lord . You will not be handed over to the people you fear. 18 I will surely save you, Ebed-Melech. You will not die from a sword, but you will escape and live. This will happen because you have trusted in me, says the Lord .'"
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
But Joseph refused and said to her, "My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has put me in charge of everything he owns.
But Joseph refused and said to her, "My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has put me in charge of everything he owns.
Genesis 39:10
The woman talked to Joseph every day, but he refused to have sexual relations with her or even spend time with her.
The woman talked to Joseph every day, but he refused to have sexual relations with her or even spend time with her.
Genesis 39:13
When she saw that Joseph had left his coat in her hands and had run outside,
When she saw that Joseph had left his coat in her hands and had run outside,
1 Samuel 15:27
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught his robe, and it tore.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught his robe, and it tore.
Proverbs 1:15
My child, do not go along with them; do not do what they do.
My child, do not go along with them; do not do what they do.
Proverbs 5:8
Stay away from such a woman. Don't even go near the door of her house,
Stay away from such a woman. Don't even go near the door of her house,
Proverbs 6:5
but free yourself like a deer running from a hunter, like a bird flying away from a trapper.
but free yourself like a deer running from a hunter, like a bird flying away from a trapper.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
I found that some women are worse than death and are as dangerous as traps. Their love is like a net, and their arms hold men like chains. A man who pleases God will be saved from them, but a sinner will be caught by them.
I found that some women are worse than death and are as dangerous as traps. Their love is like a net, and their arms hold men like chains. A man who pleases God will be saved from them, but a sinner will be caught by them.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be fooled: "Bad friends will ruin good habits."
Do not be fooled: "Bad friends will ruin good habits."
2 Timothy 2:22
But run away from the evil desires of youth. Try hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with those who trust in the Lord from pure hearts.
But run away from the evil desires of youth. Try hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with those who trust in the Lord from pure hearts.
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.
