Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon, come: and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go. No references listed for this verse. Context Jeremiah Remains in Judah…3And he hath brought it: and the Lord hath done as he hath said: because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not hearkened to his voice, and this word is come upon you. 4Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon, come: and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go.5And come not with me: but dwell with Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Juda: dwell therefore with him in the midst of the people: or whithersoever it shall please thee to go, go. And the general of the army gave him victuals and presents, and let him go.… Cross References Genesis 13:9 Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left. Genesis 20:15 And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee. Genesis 47:6 The land of Egypt is before thee: and make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle. Jeremiah 37:14 Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him, and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison. Jeremiah 39:11 Now Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had given charge to Nabuzardan the general concerning Jeremiah, saying: Jeremiah 39:12 Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him. Lamentations 3:7 Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy. Lexicon But now,וְעַתָּ֞ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time behold, הִנֵּ֧ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! I am freeing פִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָ (p̄it·taḥ·tî·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve you today הַיּ֗וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day from מִֽן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the chains הָאזִקִּים֮ (hā·ziq·qîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 246: A manacle that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that were on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against your wrists. יָדֶךָ֒ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it pleases ט֨וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good you to come לָב֧וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go with אִתִּ֣י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among me to Babylon, בָבֶ֗ל (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city then come, בֹּ֚א (bō) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and I will take care of וְאָשִׂ֤ים (wə·’ā·śîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set you. עָלֶ֔יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against But if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it seems wrong רַ֧ע (ra‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad to you to come לָבֽוֹא־ (lā·ḇō·w-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go with me אִתִּ֥י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among to Babylon, בָבֶ֖ל (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city go no farther. חֲדָ֑ל (ḥă·ḏāl) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle Look, רְאֵה֙ (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every land הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land is before you. לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Wherever it seems בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain good ט֨וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and right הַיָּשָׁ֧ר (hay·yā·šār) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3477: Straight, right for you to go, לָלֶ֥כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk go לֵֽךְ׃ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk there.” שָׁ֖מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither Additional Translations But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right for you to go, go there.”And now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which were 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 convenient for you to go, thither go. 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. Behold, I have loosed thee from the manacles that were upon thine hands. If it seem good to thee to go with me to Babylon, then will I set mine eyes upon thee. 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. And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are 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 unto thee to go, thither go. And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hand. If it seemeth good to thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well to thee: but if it seemeth ill to 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. Now, behold, I release you this day from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don't: behold, all the land is before you; where it seems good and right to you to go, there go. 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.' -- Jump to Previous Babylon Bad Care Chains Convenient Freeing Good Hand Ill Loose Right Seem Seems Thither Today WhitherJump to Next Babylon Bad Care Chains Convenient Freeing Good Hand Ill Loose Right Seem Seems Thither Today WhitherLinks Jeremiah 40:4 NIVJeremiah 40:4 NLT Jeremiah 40:4 ESV Jeremiah 40:4 NASB Jeremiah 40:4 KJV Jeremiah 40:4 Bible Apps Jeremiah 40:4 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 40:4 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 40:4 French Bible Jeremiah 40:4 German Bible Alphabetical: after along am and are Babylon before behold But chains Come country do don't for freeing from go good hands I if is it land lies like look me mind never not now on please prefer right seems the then to today want wherever which whole will with would wrists you your OT Prophets: Jeremiah 40:4 Now behold I loose you this day (Jer.) 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