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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויקח רב טבחים לירמיהו ויאמר אליו--יהוה אלהיך דבר את הרעה הזאת אל המקום הזה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyqKH rb tbKHym lyrmyhv vyAmr Alyv--yhvh Alhyk dbr At hr`h hzAt Al hmqvm hzh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
tollens ergo princeps militiae Hieremiam dixit ad eum Dominus Deus tuus locutus est malum hoc super locum istum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil on this place.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil upon this place.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
New King James Version   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place.
21st Century King James Version   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said unto him, “The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
Darby Bible Translation   
And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, the LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this disaster against this place.
God's Word   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The LORD your God threatened to bring this disaster on this place.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
International Standard Version   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on this place.
NET Bible   
The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster.
New American Standard Bible   
Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, "The LORD your God promised this calamity against this place;
New International Version   
When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, "The LORD your God decreed this disaster for this place.
New Living Translation   
The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, "The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
The World English Bible   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
EasyEnglish Bible   
He said this to Jeremiah when they were alone: ‘The Lord your God warned your people that he would bring trouble to this place.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, `Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,
New Life Version   
The captain of the prison soldiers took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this trouble against this place.
The Voice Bible   
When the captain of the imperial guard learned of the mix-up, he took Jeremiah aside and spoke to him. Nebuzaradan: Your God, the Eternal, commanded all of this to happen.
Living Bible   
The captain called for Jeremiah and said, “The Lord your God has brought this disaster on this land, just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the Lord. That is why it happened.
New Catholic Bible   
The commander of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The Lord, your God, foretold the disaster that would overwhelm this place.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God promised this calamity against this place;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God has pronounced this evil upon this place.
Christian Standard Bible   
The captain of the guards took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God pronounced evil upon this place.
New Century Version   
When commander Nebuzaradan found Jeremiah, Nebuzaradan said to him, “The Lord your God announced this disaster would come to this place.
The Message   
The captain of the bodyguard singled out Jeremiah and said to him, “Your God pronounced doom on this place. God came and did what he had warned he’d do because you all sinned against God and wouldn’t do what he told you. So now you’re all suffering the consequences.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
When the captain of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this disaster on this place,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster;
Good News Translation®   
The commanding officer took me aside and said, “The Lord your God threatened this land with destruction,
Wycliffe Bible   
Therefore the prince of the chivalry took Jeremy, and said to him, Thy Lord God spake this evil on this place, (And so the captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside, and said to him, The Lord thy God spoke evil against this place,)
Contemporary English Version   
Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the Lord your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this evil against this place;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, ‘The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster;
Common English Bible © 2011   
The captain of the special guard located Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God declared that a great disaster would overtake this place.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this disaster on this place.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The captain of the bodyguard took charge of Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord, your God, decreed ruin for this place.
New American Standard Bible   
Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this disaster against this place;
The Expanded Bible   
When commander ·Nebuzaradan [L of the guards] ·found [L took] Jeremiah, Nebuzaradan said to him, “The Lord your God announced this ·disaster [evil; trouble] would come to this place.
Tree of Life Version   
Now the captain of the guard had taken Jeremiah and said to him: “Adonai your God pronounced this evil against this place,
Revised Standard Version   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this evil against this place;
New International Reader's Version   
But the commander of the guard found Jeremiah. The commander said to him, “The Lord your God ordered that this place be destroyed.
BRG Bible   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The commander of the guard took Yirmeyahu and said to him, “Adonai your God decreed this disaster for this place,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, ‘The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the captain of the imperial guard took Yirmeyah, and said unto him, Hashem Eloheicha hath pronounced this ra’ah upon this place.
Names of God Bible   
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “Yahweh your Elohim threatened to bring this disaster on this place.
Modern English Version   
The captain of the guard had taken Jeremiah, and said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this disaster upon this place.
Easy-to-Read Version   
When commander Nebuzaradan found Jeremiah, he spoke to him. He said, “Jeremiah, the Lord, your God, announced that this disaster would come to this place.
International Children’s Bible   
When commander Nebuzaradan found Jeremiah, Nebuzaradan said to him, “The Lord your God announced this disaster would come to this place.
Lexham English Bible   
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God threatened this disaster to this place,
New International Version - UK   
When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, ‘The Lord your God decreed this disaster for this place.