Parallel Verses
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:
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.
Darby Translation
And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
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.
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
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 came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon. 2 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: 3 *** and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24-28
Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?
Jeremiah 22:8-9
And nations from all sides will go past this town, and every man will say to his neighbour, Why has the Lord done such things to this great town?
1 Kings 9:8-9
And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
2 Chronicles 7:20-22
Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.
Lamentations 2:15-17
All who go by make a noise with their hands at you; they make hisses, shaking their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, and saying, Is this the town which was the crown of everything beautiful, the joy of all the earth?