Jeremiah 39:12

New English Translation

¹²“Find Jeremiah^[a] and look out for him.^[b] Do not do anything to harm him,^[c] but do with him whatever he tells you.”

Jeremiah 39:12 tn Heb “Get [or fetch] him.” The referent is supplied for clarity.
Jeremiah 39:12 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.
Jeremiah 39:12 tn Heb “Don’t do anything evil [= harmful] to him.”

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