Jeremiah 40:4
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
In other translations
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand nowH6258הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009פִתַּחְתִּיךָfitachtikhaI have set free youH6605הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117מִן־min-fromH4480הָאזִקִּיםhazikimthe chainsH246אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עַל־'al-[are] onH5921יָדֶךָyadekhahand yourH3027אִם־'im-ifH518טוֹבtovit is goodH2895בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869לָבוֹאlavo'to comeH935אִתִּי'itiwith meH854בָבֶלvavelBabylonH894בֹּאbo'comeH935וְאָשִׂיםve'asimso I may setH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֵינִי'einieye myH5869עָלֶיךָ'aleikhaon youH5921וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518רַעra'[is] displeasingH7489בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869לָבוֹא־lavo'-to comeH935אִתִּי'itiwith meH854בָבֶלvavelBabylonH894חֲדָלchadalrefrainH2308רְאֵהre'ehseeH7200כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha[is] <to> before youH6440אֶל־'el-toH413טוֹבtov[the place] goodH2896וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הַיָּשָׁרhaiyasharthe [place] rightH3477בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto goH1980שָׁמָּהshamahthere towardsH8033לֵךְ׃lekhgoH1980
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 39:11-1211 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.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.”
- Genesis 20:15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
- Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
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People and places
Places: Babylon