Jeremiah 40:2-3

New King James Version

²And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and ^(A)said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place. ³Now the Lord has brought it, and has done just as He said. ^(B)Because you people have sinned against the Lord, and not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you.

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Jeremiah 40:2-3

New American Standard Bible

²Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The ^(A)Lord your God promised this disaster against this place; ³and the Lord has brought it and done just as He promised. Because you people ^(B)sinned against the Lord and did not listen to His voice, this thing has happened to you.

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Jeremiah 40:2-3

Amplified Bible

²And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this disaster on this place. ³Now the Lord has brought it about and has done just as He promised. Because you [people of Judah] have sinned against the Lord and did not listen to and honor His voice, therefore this thing has happened to you.

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Jeremiah 40:2-3

New International Version

²When the commander^(A) of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God decreed^(B) this disaster^(C) for this place.^(D) ³And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned^(E) against the Lord and did not obey^(F) him.

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Jeremiah 40:2-3

King James Version

²And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

³Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

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