Jeremiah 39:12

39:12 “Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”

Jeremiah 41:12

41:12 So they took all their troops and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool at Gibeon.

tn Heb “Get [or fetch] him.” The referent is supplied for clarity.

tn Or “take care of him”; Heb “set your eyes on him.” For the meaning of this idiom see BDB 963 s.v. שִׂים 2.c and compare 24:6 where the phrase “for good” is added.

tn Heb “Don’t do anything evil [= harmful] to him.”

tn Heb “the many [or great] waters.” This is generally identified with the pool of Gibeon mentioned in 2 Sam 2:13.