KJV King James Version
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
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Jeremiah 39:11
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
WEB World English Bible
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon giveth a charge concerning Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, saying,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 39
8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
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וַיְצַ֛וH6680 · tsa.vahto commandנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רH5019 · ne.vu.khad.nets.tsarNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingבָּבֶ֖לH894 · ba.velBabylonעַֽל־H5921 · aluponיִרְמְיָ֑הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahבְּיַ֛דH3027 · yadhandנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןH5018 · ne.vu.zar.a.danNebuzaradanרַב־H7227 · ravmanyטַבָּחִ֖יםH2876 · tab.bachguardלֵאמֹֽר׃H559 · a.marto say
Cross-references
Jeremiah 15:21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.Acts 24:23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let [him] have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.Jeremiah 15:11The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee [well] in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.Jeremiah 37:2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
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