Jeremiah Chapter 40 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 40:2

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
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BBE Jeremiah 40:2

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:
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DARBY Jeremiah 40:2

And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
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KJV Jeremiah 40:2

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
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WBT Jeremiah 40:2


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WEB Jeremiah 40:2

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
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YLT Jeremiah 40:2

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

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe captainרַב־ (raḇ-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7227: Much, many, greatof the guardטַבָּחִ֖ים (ṭab·bā·ḥîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2876: A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cookfoundוַיִּקַּ֥ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takeJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּ (lə·yir·mə·yā·hū)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelitesand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto him,אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to“The LORDיְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativedecreedדִּבֶּר֙ (dib·ber)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduethisהַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, disasterהָרָעָ֣ה (hā·rā·‘āh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilonאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothisהַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatplace,הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionJump to PreviousArmed Bodyguard Calamity Captain Chief Commander Decreed Disaster Evil Executioners Found Guard Jeremiah Promised Pronounced Word