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Jeremiah 40:4

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.

KJV

Nunc ergo ecce solvi te hodie de catenis quæ sunt in manibus tuis : si placet tibi ut venias mecum in Babylonem, veni, et ponam oculos meos super te : si autem displicet tibi venire mecum in Babylonem, reside : ecce omnis terra in conspectu tuo est : quod elegeris, et quo placuerit tibi ut vadas, illuc perge :

Vulgate

ὅτι οὕτως εἶπεν Κύριος περὶ οἴκων τῆς πόλεως ταύτης καὶ περὶ οἴκων βασιλέως Ἰούδα τῶν καθῃρημένων εἰς χάρακας καὶ προμαχῶνας,

LXX

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy 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 right unto thee to go, thither go.

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֞ה הִנֵּ֧ה פִתַּחְתִּ֣י/ךָ הַ/יּ֗וֹם מִֽן הָ/אזִקִּים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל יָדֶ/ךָ֒ אִם ט֨וֹב בְּ/עֵינֶ֜י/ךָ לָ/ב֧וֹא אִתִּ֣/י בָבֶ֗ל בֹּ֚א וְ/אָשִׂ֤ים אֶת עֵינִ/י֙ עָלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אִם רַ֧ע בְּ/עֵינֶ֛י/ךָ לָ/בֽוֹא אִתִּ֥/י בָבֶ֖ל חֲדָ֑ל רְאֵה֙ כָּל הָ/אָ֣רֶץ לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ אֶל ט֨וֹב וְ/אֶל הַ/יָּשָׁ֧ר בְּ/עֵינֶ֛י/ךָ לָ/לֶ֥כֶת שָׁ֖מָּ/ה לֵֽךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

27 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶחְדָּ֑ל
'chdl
verb · 59×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אזִקִּים֙
'zqym
noun · 2×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֵּ֥רַע
yr'
verb · 102×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יָּשָׁ֖ר
yshr
adjective · 114×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 3:11 — And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
  • Gen 20:15 — And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
  • Jer 37:14 — Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
  • Jer 39:11 — Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
  • Jer 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.
  • Lam 3:7 — He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.