10 But Nebuzaradan the chief steward left the [a]poor that had nothing in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel gave charge concerning Jeremiah [b]unto Nebuzaradan the chief steward, saying,

12 Take him, and [c]look well to him, and do him no harm, but do unto him [d]even as he shall say unto thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 39:10 For the rich and the mighty which put their trust in their shifts and means, were by God’s just judgments most rigorously handled.
  2. Jeremiah 39:11 Hebrew, by the hand of.
  3. Jeremiah 39:12 Hebrew, set thine eyes upon them.
  4. Jeremiah 39:12 Thus God preserved his prophet by his means, whom he made the scourge to punish the king, and them that were his enemies.

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