Jeremiah 39:12

39:12 “Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”

Jeremiah 50:41

50:41 “Look! An army is about to come from the north.

A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action

in faraway parts of the earth.


tn Heb “Get [or fetch] him.” The referent is supplied for clarity.

tn Or “take care of him”; Heb “set your eyes on him.” For the meaning of this idiom see BDB 963 s.v. שִׂים 2.c and compare 24:6 where the phrase “for good” is added.

tn Heb “Don’t do anything evil [= harmful] to him.”

sn A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies.