Jeremiah 39:11-14
English Standard Version
The Lord Delivers Jeremiah
11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying, 12 (A)“Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.” 13 So (B)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, (C)and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon 14 sent and took Jeremiah from (D)the court of the guard. They entrusted him to (E)Gedaliah the son of (F)Ahikam, son of (G)Shaphan, that he should take him home. So (H)he lived among the people.
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Jeremiah 39:11-14
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah Spared
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders regarding (A)Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12 “Take him and [a]look after him, and (B)do not do anything harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the [b]Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the [c]Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon; 14 they even sent word and (C)took Jeremiah out of the courtyard of the guardhouse and entrusted him to (D)Gedaliah, the son of (E)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.
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- Jeremiah 39:12 Lit set your eyes on
- Jeremiah 39:13 I.e., chief official
- Jeremiah 39:13 I.e., title of a high official
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