| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Jer 39:16 | Strong Concordance | Go [01980] and speak [0559] to Ebedmelech [05663] the Ethiopian [03569], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will bring [0935] my words [01697] upon this city [05892] for evil [07451], and not for good [02896]; and they shall be accomplished in that day [03117] before [06440] thee. |
| King James | Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Go--not literally, for he was in confinement, but figuratively. before thee--in thy sight. |