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Jeremiah 40:4

Jeremiah 40:4 is verse 4 of Jeremiah chapter 40, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.”

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”

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Jeremiah 40:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,

3 and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.

4 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.”

5 But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.

6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

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Hebrew words

וְעַתָּ֞הand now הִנֵּ֧הhere!פִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָI have set free you הַיּ֗וֹםthis day מִֽןfrom הָאזִקִּים֮the chains אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עַל[are] on יָדֶךָ֒hand your אִםif ט֨וֹבit is good בְּעֵינֶ֜יךָin view your לָב֧וֹאto come אִתִּ֣יwith me בָבֶ֗לBabylon בֹּ֚אcome וְאָשִׂ֤יםso I may set אֶת<obj.>עֵינִי֙eye my עָלֶ֔יךָon you וְאִםand if רַ֧ע[is] displeasing בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָin view your לָבֽוֹאto come אִתִּ֥יwith me בָבֶ֖לBabylon חֲדָ֑לrefrain רְאֵה֙see כָּלall הָאָ֣רֶץthe land לְפָנֶ֔יךָ[is] <to> before you אֶלto ט֨וֹב[the place] good וְאֶלand to הַיָּשָׁ֧רthe [place] right בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָin view your לָלֶ֥כֶתto go שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards לֵֽךְgo

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