12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.


In Context

9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the residue of the people who remained.

10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying,

12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall tell you.

13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon;

14 they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he lived among the people.

Jeremiah 39:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

39:12"Take him and look after him; don't harm him but do for him whatever he asks."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to thee.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

39:12'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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you.