Jeremiah 39:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.””
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““Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 39:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 105:14He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
- Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
- Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- Proverbs 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Jeremiah 15:11The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
- Jeremiah 24:6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Jeremiah 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
- Amos 9:4Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
- Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).