Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Jeremiah 39:12
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“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, 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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“Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”
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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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Jeremiah 39
10 But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
12 “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
13 So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon
14 had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
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