Jeremiah 40:2
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.In other versions
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
ASV
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:
BBE
And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
DBY
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
WEB
And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, `Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,
YLT
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil upon this place.
ENG
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
WBT
The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
BSB
In context
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, 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 that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
3Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine 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 convenient for thee to go, thither go.
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