Jeremiah 39:12
Take him, and keep an eye upon him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 105:15[Saying,] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
Proverbs 21:1The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Jeremiah 15:11Jehovah said, Verily I will set thee free for [thy] good; verily I will cause the enemy to meet thee kindly in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Jeremiah 40:4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains that are upon thy hand. If it seem good in thy sight to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep mine eye upon thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear. See, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and right in thy sight to go, thither go.
Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:12-18
Jerusalem Released. ( b. c. 588.) 11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; 14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of… Read the whole commentary →