Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you.”
New American Standard Bible
“Take him and
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.
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.'
Themes
Jeremiah » The prophet » Nebuchadnezzar directs the release of
Interlinear
Laqach
`ayin
M@uwmah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 39:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Freed By Nebuchadnezzar
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12 “Take him and look after him; do nothing to harm him, but rather deal with him just as he asks of you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the Rab-saris (chief of the high officials), and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag (chief of the magicians), and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon;
Cross References
Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Psalm 105:14-15
He allowed no man to oppress them;
He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
Proverbs 21:1
He turns it whichever way He wishes.
Jeremiah 40:4
But now, listen carefully, [because of your innocence] I am freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you [carefully]; but if you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, then do not do so. Look, all the land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right (convenient) for you to go.”
Proverbs 23:5
When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies to 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 overwhelm them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.
Amos 9:4
“And though they go into captivity before their enemies,
From there I shall command the sword to kill them,
And I will set My eyes against them for evil (judgment, punishment) and not for good [that is, not for correction leading to restoration].”
Acts 7:10
and He rescued him from all his suffering, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made Joseph governor over Egypt and over his entire household.
1 Peter 3:12-13
“For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),
And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),
But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”