Jeremiah 39:12
What does Jeremiah 39:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 39:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`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.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
- Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Psalms 105:14
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
- Jeremiah 24:6
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
- Jeremiah 40:4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go.
- Amos 9:4
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
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