Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place, "
— Jeremiah 40:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.”
“And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; ”
“The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;”
“The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him,“The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster.”
“And the general of the army taking Jeremiah, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,”
“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:”
“And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.”
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led to Babylon.
Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place,
and he has brought it. And the Lord has done just as he has spoken. For you have sinned against the Lord, and you have not heeded his voice, and so this word has happened to you.
Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.
And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go.” And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he released him.