Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 39:12

12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm, but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee .

It is more then probable, that Nebuchadn[illegible: 1 letter]zzar [illegible: 1 letter]hall been informed by some of the chief Commanders of his Army, who had it from some of the I[illegible: 1 letter]ws, that had escaped out of the City to the Chaldean Army, that Ie[illegible: 2 letters]miah had constantly told the King, and the Nobles, that the Chaldeans should take the City, and as stedily perswaded both the King and Princes and People to surrender it to them, and prevent the e[illegible: 1 letter]fusion of blood, and that he was imprison[illegible: 1 letter]d for this, and had bin a great sufferer that way, and that this made this Heathen Prince so kind to the Prophet, as to give this order. In the mean time the hand of God is to be taken notice of, who undoubtedly put this into the heart of this Pagan Prince, and we may learn▪ that none shall lose any thing at last by being faithful to the Commands of God, though they may be for the present loser[illegible: 1 letter]. What we translate, look well to him, is in the Hebrew, set thine [illegible: 1 letter]yes upon him; and expounded by the following words, commanding him to do him no harm, and to give or grant to him, whatever he desired.

Marginal references: Heb. Set thine [illegible: 1 letter]yes upon [illegible: 1 letter]im.