Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster for this place. New Living Translation The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land, English Standard Version The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this disaster against this place. Berean Standard Bible The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, King James Bible And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. New King James Version And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The LORD your God has pronounced this doom on this place. New American Standard Bible Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God promised this disaster against this place; NASB 1995 Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God promised this calamity against this place; NASB 1977 Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “ The LORD your God promised this calamity against this place; Legacy Standard Bible And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God promised this calamity against this place; Amplified Bible And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God promised this disaster on this place. Christian Standard Bible The captain of the guards took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, Holman Christian Standard Bible The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, American Standard Version And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; Contemporary English Version Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the LORD your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land. English Revised Version And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, the LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place: GOD'S WORD® Translation The captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The LORD your God threatened to bring this disaster on this place. Good News Translation The commanding officer took me aside and said, "The LORD your God threatened this land with destruction, International Standard Version The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on this place. Majority Standard Bible The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, NET Bible The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster. New Heart English Bible The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, "The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place; Webster's Bible Translation And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. World English Bible The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the chief of the executioners takes Jeremiah and says to him, “Your God YHWH has spoken this calamity concerning this place, Young's Literal Translation And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place, Smith's Literal Translation And the chief of the cooks will take to Jeremiah and say to him, Jehovah thy God spake this evil against this place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place, New American Bible The captain of the bodyguard took charge of Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD, your God, decreed ruin for this place. New Revised Standard Version The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the general of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil upon this place. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the High Guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “LORD JEHOVAH your God spoke evil against this place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him: 'The LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; Brenton Septuagint Translation And the chief captain of the guard took him, and said to him, The Lord thy God has pronounced all these evils upon this place: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah Remains in Judah1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 2The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, 3and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.… Cross References 2 Kings 25:8-12 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. / He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. ... Jeremiah 39:11-14 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, / “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.” / So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon ... Lamentations 4:12 The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem. Isaiah 39:6-7 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 2 Chronicles 36:17-20 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ... Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. Daniel 1:1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. 2 Kings 24:10-14 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive. ... Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. Isaiah 13:17-19 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. / And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. Habakkuk 1:6-10 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty. / Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. ... Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Acts 7:43 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ Revelation 18:2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. Treasury of Scripture And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil on this place. The Lord. Jeremiah 22:8,9 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? … Deuteronomy 29:24-28 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? … 1 Kings 9:8,9 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? … Jump to Previous Armed Bodyguard Calamity Captain Chief Commander Decreed Disaster Evil Executioners Found Guard Jeremiah Promised Pronounced WordJump to Next Armed Bodyguard Calamity Captain Chief Commander Decreed Disaster Evil Executioners Found Guard Jeremiah Promised Pronounced WordJeremiah 40 1. Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzaradan, goes to Gedaliah.7. The dispersed Jews repair unto him. 13. Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy is not believed. The captain of the guard This phrase refers to Nebuzaradan, a high-ranking Babylonian official. In the Hebrew text, the term used is "רַב־טַבָּחִים" (rav tabbachim), which can be translated as "chief of the executioners" or "captain of the guard." Historically, this title indicates a position of significant authority within the Babylonian military hierarchy, responsible for overseeing the king's personal security and executing his orders. Nebuzaradan's role in the narrative underscores the fulfillment of God's judgment upon Judah through Babylon, as prophesied by Jeremiah. found Jeremiah and said to him The LORD your God decreed this disaster Hebrew The captainרַב־ (raḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great of the guard טַבָּחִ֖ים (ṭab·bā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2876: A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook found וַיִּקַּ֥ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take Jeremiah לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּ (lə·yir·mə·yā·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “The LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative decreed דִּבֶּר֙ (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, disaster הָרָעָ֣ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that place, הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links Jeremiah 40:2 NIVJeremiah 40:2 NLT Jeremiah 40:2 ESV Jeremiah 40:2 NASB Jeremiah 40:2 KJV Jeremiah 40:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 40:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 40:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 40:2 French Bible Jeremiah 40:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 40:2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah (Jer.) |