Jeremiah Chapter 40 verse 4 Holy Bible
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.
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Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains that are upon thy hand. If it seem good in thy sight to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep mine eye upon thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear. See, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and right in thy sight to go, thither go.
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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.
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Now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which are on your hand. If it seem good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well to you; but if it seem ill to you to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before you; where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.
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`And now, lo, I have loosed thee to-day from the chains that `are' on thy hand; if good in thine eyes to come with me `to' Babylon, come, and I keep mine eye upon thee: and if evil in thine eyes to come with me to Babylon, forbear; see, all the land `is' before thee, whither `it be' good, and whither `it be' right in thine eyes to go -- go.' --
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut now,וְעַתָּ֞ה (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timebehold,הִנֵּ֧ה (hin·nêh)InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!I am freeingפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָ (p̄it·taḥ·tî·ḵā)Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carveyou todayהַיּ֗וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayfromמִֽן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofthe chainsהָאזִקִּים֮ (hā·ziq·qîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 246: A manaclethatאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwere onעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstyour wrists.יָדֶךָ֒ (yā·ḏe·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handIfאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notit pleasesט֨וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodyou to comeלָב֧וֹא (lā·ḇō·w)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gowithאִתִּ֣י (’it·tî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongme to Babylon,בָבֶ֗ל (ḇā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital citythen come,בֹּ֚א (bō)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goand I will take care ofוְאָשִׂ֤ים (wə·’ā·śîm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, setyou.עָלֶ֔יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstBut ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notit seems wrongרַ֧ע (ra‘)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, badto you to comeלָבֽוֹא־ (lā·ḇō·w-)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gowith meאִתִּ֥י (’it·tî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongto Babylon,בָבֶ֖ל (ḇā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital citygo no farther.חֲדָ֑ל (ḥă·ḏāl)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idleLook,רְאֵה֙ (rə·’êh)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethe wholeכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everylandהָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landis before you.לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The faceWherever it seemsבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountaingoodט֨וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodand rightהַיָּשָׁ֧ר (hay·yā·šār)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 3477: Straight, rightfor you to go,לָלֶ֥כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkgoלֵֽךְ׃ (lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkthere.?שָׁ֖מָּה (šām·māh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousBabylon Bad Care Chains Convenient Freeing Good Hand Ill Loose Right Seem Seems Thither Today Whither
