2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;


In Context

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, 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, who were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;

3 and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke: because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.

4 Now, behold, I release you this day from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don't: behold, all the land is before you; where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.

Jeremiah 40:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:2When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, "The Lord your God decreed this disaster for this place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, the LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil on this place.