Jeremiah 26:14 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 26:14

As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.

KJV

As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

As for me, behold, I am in your hand - I am the messenger of God; you may do with me what you please; but if you slay me, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲנִ֖י	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
הִנְנִ֣י	hi.Ni	here I	H2005 →
בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם	ve.yed.Khem	[am] in hand your	H3027 →
עֲשׂוּ־	'a.su-	do	H6213 →
לִ֛י	li	to <the> me
כַּטּ֥וֹב	ka.Tov	according to the good	H2896 →
וְכַיָּשָׁ֖ר	ve.khai.ya.Shar	and according to the right	H3477 →
בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃	be.'ei.nei.Khem	in view your	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 15:26
But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 3:18
  So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 10:9
  Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry…
- 2 Samuel 22:20
  He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- Isaiah 62:4
  No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
Through
Jeremiah 38:5
“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
leads to
- John 19:12–16
  From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
Through
Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
leads to
- Daniel 1:7
  The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 3:12
  But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue…
Through
Joshua 9:25
Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
leads to
- Genesis 16:6
  “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah