Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTake him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
`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.'
Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile