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Jeremiah 40:2

What does Jeremiah 40:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 40:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, `Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the general of the army taking Jeremiah, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thyGod pronounced this evil upon this place,

Context

v.1The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.

v.2This passage

v.3and Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 22:8

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?

  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

  • 1 Kings 9:8

    And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Deuteronomy 29:24

    even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

  • 2 Chronicles 7:20

    then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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