Jeremiah 40:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this calamity upon this place.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, 'The LORD your God foretold this calamity against this place.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the captain of the guard took emiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876} took{H3947} Jeremiah,{H3414} and said{H559} unto him, Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} pronounced{H1696} this evil{H7451} upon this place;{H4725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876} took{H3947}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, The LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath pronounced{H1696}{(H8765)} this evil{H7451} upon this place{H4725}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The chefe captayne called for Ieremy, and sayde vnto him: The LORDE thy God spake mightely before off the mysery vpon this place:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the chiefe stewarde tooke Ieremiah, and said vnto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this plague vpon this place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The chiefe captaine called for Ieremie, and sayde vnto hym, The Lorde thy God spake mightily before of the misery vpon this place.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, `Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him,“The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 29:24-28 : 24 Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean? 25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them: 27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: 28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
  • Jer 22:8-9 : 8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has the LORD done thus to this great city? 9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.
  • Lam 2:15-17 : 15 All who pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 16 All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly, this is the day we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. 17 The Lord has done what He had planned; He has fulfilled His word that He commanded in the days of old: He has thrown down, and has not pitied: and He has caused your enemy to rejoice over you, He has exalted the strength of your adversaries.
  • 1 Kgs 9:8-9 : 8 And at this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold of other gods, and have worshiped them, and served them: therefore, the LORD has brought upon them all this evil.
  • 2 Chr 7:20-22 : 20 Then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for My name, I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all nations. 21 And this house, which is exalted, shall be an astonishment to everyone who passes by it; so that they will say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house? 22 And they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity upon them.

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