Jérémie 39:12

12 Prends-le, et aie soin de lui, et ne lui fais aucun mal; mais traite-le comme il te le dira.

Jérémie 39:12 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 39:12

Take him, and look well to him
Take him out of prison; take him under your immediate care; receive him kindly, and use him humanely; provide everything necessary for him, and let him not want for anything: or, "set thine eyes upon him" ^F13 look pleasantly at him, and let him be always under your view and inspection; treat him not with neglect and contempt, but see to it that nothing is wanting to him: and do him no harm;
no injury to his person by beating, imprisoning, or starving him; nor suffer any to be done to him by the common soldiers, or by his own people: but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee:
let him have whatever he asks for: this was great favour from a Heathen prince indeed, and more than he met with from his own countrymen.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (wyle Myv Kynyew) "et oculos tuos pone super eum", V. L. Vatablus, Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt.

Jérémie 39:12 In-Context

10 Mais Nébuzar-Adan, chef des gardes, laissa dans le pays de Juda quelques gens des plus pauvres, ceux qui n'avaient rien; et en ce jour-là il leur donna des vignes et des champs.

11 Or Nébucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, avait donné ordre en ces termes, à Nébuzar-Adan, chef des gardes, au sujet de Jérémie:

12 Prends-le, et aie soin de lui, et ne lui fais aucun mal; mais traite-le comme il te le dira.

13 Nébuzar-Adan, chef des gardes, avec Nébushazban, chef des eunuques, et Nergal-Sharéetser, chef des mages, et tous les principaux du roi de Babylone,

14 Envoyèrent donc chercher Jérémie dans la cour de la prison, et le remirent à Guédalia, fils d'Achikam, fils de Shaphan, pour le conduire dans sa maison; ainsi il demeura au milieu du peuple.