Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

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.

Amplified

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

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

Take him and set thine eyes upon him, and thou shalt do to him nothing evil; but as he shall speak to thee thus do to him.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded 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."

Modern King James verseion

Take him, and set your eyes on him, and do him no evil. But do with him even as he shall say to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Take and cherish him, and make much of him: see thou do him no harm, but entreat him after his own desire."

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 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."

The 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.

Webster

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

Youngs 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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

him, and look well
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

to him, and do

Usage: 0

him no harm
מאוּמה 
M@uwmah 
Usage: 32

but do

Usage: 0

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

Context Readings

Jeremiah Freed By Nebuchadnezzar

11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12 “Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon;



Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Psalm 105:14-15

He permitted no man to oppress them,
And He reproved kings for their sakes:

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

Jeremiah 40:4

But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will look after you; but if you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, never mind. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”

Proverbs 23:5

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Jeremiah 24:6

For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.

Amos 9:4

“And though they go into captivity before their enemies,
From there I will command the sword that it slay them,
And I will set My eyes against them for evil and not for good.”

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

1 Peter 3:12-13

For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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