Jeremiah 39:12

“Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.”

"Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee." - Jeremiah 39:12
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What does Jeremiah 39:12 mean?

In Jeremiah 39:12, we read, "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee." This verse comes as a part of the narrative of Jeremiah's experience during the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The Babylonian king…

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The Heart of Compassion: Responding in Grace

Jeremiah 39:12 reads, "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee." This directive, given during a tumultuous time in the history of Israel, carries profound implications for our understanding of compassion, obedience, and…

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A Prayer of Compassion and Divine Guidance

O Lord God of Heaven and Earth, we humbly come before You in reverence and awe of Your infinite wisdom and mercy. Your Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path; it directs our steps, even in times of uncertainty and peril. Today, we reflect upon the profound words…

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Jeremiah 39:12 - "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee."
Jeremiah 39:15 - "¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"
Jeremiah 39:11 - "¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,"
Genesis 39:12
Genesis 39:6-12
Exodus 39:12 - "And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst."
Mark 12:39 - "And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:"
Jeremiah 39:8 - "¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 39:2 - "And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up."
John 12:39 - "Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,"
Jeremiah 39:7 - "Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon."
Jeremiah 49:39 - "¶ But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 39:14 - "Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people."
Jeremiah 31:39 - "And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath."
Jeremiah 39:17 - "But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid."
Ezekiel 39:12 - "And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land."
Jeremiah 51:39 - "In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 32:39 - "And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:"
Jeremiah 39:6 - "Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah."
1 Chronicles 12:39 - "And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them."
Jeremiah 39:1 - "In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it."
Jeremiah 39:13 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;"
"¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying," - Jeremiah 39:11
"¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying," - Jeremiah 39:15
"And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst." - Exodus 39:12
Job 39:12 - "Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?"
Jeremiah 39:10 - "But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time."
Jeremiah 35:12 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,"
"And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:" - Mark 12:39