40:1 Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzar-adan, goes to Gedaliah; 40:7 The dispersed Jews repair unto him; 40:13 Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy is not believed.
Verse 1The wordThis, and the four following chapters, record the events which occurred in Judea from the taking of Jerusalem to the retreat of the remnant of the people to Egypt; and contain several prophecies of Jeremiah concerning them there; which were "the word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord." It appears that Jeremiah, after being freed from prison, continued among the Jews, till he was bound, with others of them, and carried to Ramah; where he was set a liberty in the manner related.afterJeremiah 39:11-14Ramah31:15; Joshua 18:25; 1 Samuel 7:17boundPsalm 68:6, 107:16; Acts 12:6, 12:7, 21:13, 28:20; Ephesians 6:20 *marg.chainsor, manaclesReciprocal2 Kings 25:8 - Nebuzaradan; Jeremiah 39:9 - Nebuzaradan; 39:14 - took; Ezekiel 7:23 - a chainVerse 2The LordJeremiah 22:8, 22:9; Deuteronomy 29:24-28; 1 Kings 9:8, 9:9; 2 Chronicles 7:20-22; Lamentations 2:15-17ReciprocalDeuteronomy 29:25 - Because; Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore; Jeremiah 11:17 - pronounced; 15:11 - verily I; 25:9 - Nebuchadrezzar; 50:7 - We offend; Ezekiel 20:48 - General; 39:23 - the heathen; Acts 28:16 - captainVerse 3becauseJeremiah 50:7; Nehemiah 9:28, 9:33; Daniel 9:11, 9:12; Romans 2:5, 3:19ReciprocalDeuteronomy 29:25 - Because; 32:31 - General; 2 Chronicles 36:17 - he brought; Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore; Jeremiah 22:9 - General; Ezekiel 20:48 - General; 39:23 - the heathenVerse 4ReciprocalGenesis 44:21 - that I may; 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens; Esther 3:11 - to do; Jeremiah 28:14 - I have put; 36:5 - General; 37:14 - said; 39:12 - look well to him; 40:5 - or go; Acts 12:6 - boundVerse 5Go backJeremiah 39:14, 41:2; 2 Kings 25:22-24AhikamJeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 22:12, 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:20or goJeremiah 40:4, 15:11; Ezra 7:6, 7:27; Nehemiah 1:11, 2:4-8; Proverbs 16:7, 21:1gave himJeremiah 52:31-34; 2 Kings 8:7-9; Job 22:29; Acts 27:3, 27:43, 28:10; Habakkuk 3:1victuals and a rewardRather, "victuals - aruchah a stated allowance, sufficient for the journey and a present," masseath? Reciprocal1 Kings 13:7 - I will give; Jeremiah 41:18 - whom; 52:16 - certainVerse 6ThenIt has been doubted whether Jeremiah acted prudently in this decision, as the event seems to indicate the contrary, and as it was the evident meaning of all his predictions that the Jews should not prosper in their own country till the expiration of seventy years. But he was evidently influenced by the most unbounded love to his country, for whose welfare he had watched, prayed, and lived; and he now chose rather to share her adversities, her sorrows, her wants, her afflictions, and her disgrace, than to be the companion of princes, and to sit at the table of kings. His patriotism was as unbounded as it was sincere: he only ceased to live for country when he ceased to breathe. Jeremiah 39:14MizpahJoshua 15:38; Judges 20:1, 21:1; 1 Samuel 7:5, 7:6, MizpehReciprocalJoshua 11:3 - land; 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah; 2 Kings 25:22 - the people; 2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Nehemiah 3:15 - Mizpah; Jeremiah 40:8 - came; 40:13 - Johanan; 41:1 - Ishmael; Ezekiel 5:3 - a fewVerse 7all theJeremiah 39:4; 2 Kings 25:4, 25:22, 25:23-26the poorJeremiah 39:10; Ezekiel 33:24-29, 45:16Reciprocal2 Kings 24:14 - the poorest sort; 25:12 - left of the poor; Jeremiah 41:2 - whom; 41:10 - whom; 41:11 - Johanan; 43:6 - everyVerse 8cameJeremiah 40:6, 40:11, 40:12even40:14, 41:1-16; 2 Kings 25:23, 25:25JohananJeremiah 41:11, 41:16, 42:1, 42:8, 43:2, 43:5Jonathan37:15, 37:20, 38:26Netophathite2 Samuel 23:28, 23:29; 1 Chronicles 2:54, 11:30; Ezra 2:2, 2:22; Nehemiah 7:26MaachathiteDeuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 12:5; 2 Samuel 10:6, 10:8, 23:34; 1 Chronicles 2:48ReciprocalJeremiah 36:14 - NethaniahVerse 9sware1 Samuel 20:16, 20:17; 2 Kings 25:24FearJeremiah 27:11, 38:17-20; Genesis 49:15; Psalm 37:3, 128:2ReciprocalGenesis 46:3 - fear not; 2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Jeremiah 27:8 - that nation; Lamentations 5:9 - General; Matthew 1:20 - fear notVerse 10serveHeb. stand before, Jeremiah 35:19; Deuteronomy 1:38; Proverbs 22:29; Luke 21:36gatherJeremiah 39:10summer40:12, 48:32; 2 Samuel 16:1; Isaiah 16:9; Micah 7:1ReciprocalJoshua 11:3 - land; 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah; 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them; Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit; Amos 8:2 - A basketVerse 11all the JewsJeremiah 24:9; Isaiah 16:4; Ezekiel 5:3, 5:12, 25:2, 25:6, 25:8, 25:12, 35:5, 35:15; Obadiah 1:11-14Reciprocal2 Kings 22:9 - Shaphan; 25:23 - And when; 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan; Jeremiah 40:8 - came; 41:10 - all the; 43:5 - took; Ezekiel 34:6 - wanderedVerse 12Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:1 - summer; 2 Kings 25:23 - And when; Isaiah 16:9 - for; Jeremiah 8:3 - in all; 40:8 - came; 40:10 - summer; 41:10 - all the; 43:5 - took; 44:18 - we have; Ezekiel 34:6 - wanderedVerse 13JohananJohanan and his companions seem to have acted honestly in this affair. They had received intelligence of designs formed against Gedaliah's life, and consequently against the whole new settlement. Ishmael, being a branch of David's family, was probably displeased that another was preferred above him; and the king of the Ammonites, out of hatred to the Jews, employed him to slay Gedaliah. But Gedaliah, conscious of his own integrity and benevolence, took the portrait of others from his own mind; and therefore believed evil of no man, because he felt none towards any in his own breast. He may be reproached for being too credulous and confiding; but this only serves to shew the greatness of his soul; for a little mind is always suspicious, and ready to believe the worst of every person and thing. Jeremiah 40:6-8Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:9 - let me go; Jeremiah 41:11 - Johanan; 42:1 - all the; 42:8 - Johanan; 43:2 - Johanan; 1 Corinthians 13:5 - thinkethVerse 14AmmonitesJeremiah 25:21, 41:10, 49:1-6; 1 Samuel 11:1-3; 2 Samuel 10:1-6; Ezekiel 25:2-6; Amos 1:13-15IshmaelJeremiah 40:8, 41:2, 41:10; Proverbs 26:23-26; Isaiah 26:10; Micah 7:5slay theeHeb. strike thee in soulbelieved1 Corinthians 13:5-7Reciprocal2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Proverbs 29:10 - butVerse 15Let1 Samuel 24:4, 26:8; Job 31:31whereforeJeremiah 12:3, 12:4; 2 Samuel 18:3, 21:17; Ezekiel 33:24-29; John 11:50Reciprocal2 Kings 25:25 - Ishmael; Isaiah 24:1 - scattereth; 33:15 - stoppethVerse 16Thou shaltJeremiah 41:2; Matthew 10:16, 10:17; Romans 3:8Reciprocal2 Kings 25:25 - Ishmael; Job 31:31 - the men; Isaiah 33:15 - stoppeth
40:7 The dispersed Jews repair unto him;
40:13 Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy is not believed. Verse 1The wordThis, and the four following chapters, record the events which occurred in Judea from the taking of Jerusalem to the retreat of the remnant of the people to Egypt; and contain several prophecies of Jeremiah concerning them there; which were "the word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord." It appears that Jeremiah, after being freed from prison, continued among the Jews, till he was bound, with others of them, and carried to Ramah; where he was set a liberty in the manner related.afterJeremiah 39:11-14 Ramah31:15; Joshua 18:25; 1 Samuel 7:17 boundPsalm 68:6, 107:16; Acts 12:6, 12:7, 21:13, 28:20; Ephesians 6:20 *marg.chainsor, manaclesReciprocal2 Kings 25:8 - Nebuzaradan; Jeremiah 39:9 - Nebuzaradan; 39:14 - took; Ezekiel 7:23 - a chain Verse 2The LordJeremiah 22:8, 22:9; Deuteronomy 29:24-28; 1 Kings 9:8, 9:9; 2 Chronicles 7:20-22; Lamentations 2:15-17ReciprocalDeuteronomy 29:25 - Because; Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore; Jeremiah 11:17 - pronounced; 15:11 - verily I; 25:9 - Nebuchadrezzar; 50:7 - We offend; Ezekiel 20:48 - General; 39:23 - the heathen; Acts 28:16 - captain Verse 3becauseJeremiah 50:7; Nehemiah 9:28, 9:33; Daniel 9:11, 9:12; Romans 2:5, 3:19ReciprocalDeuteronomy 29:25 - Because; 32:31 - General; 2 Chronicles 36:17 - he brought; Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore; Jeremiah 22:9 - General; Ezekiel 20:48 - General; 39:23 - the heathen Verse 4ReciprocalGenesis 44:21 - that I may; 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens; Esther 3:11 - to do; Jeremiah 28:14 - I have put; 36:5 - General; 37:14 - said; 39:12 - look well to him; 40:5 - or go; Acts 12:6 - bound Verse 5Go backJeremiah 39:14, 41:2; 2 Kings 25:22-24 AhikamJeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 22:12, 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:20 or goJeremiah 40:4, 15:11; Ezra 7:6, 7:27; Nehemiah 1:11, 2:4-8; Proverbs 16:7, 21:1 gave himJeremiah 52:31-34; 2 Kings 8:7-9; Job 22:29; Acts 27:3, 27:43, 28:10; Habakkuk 3:1 victuals and a rewardRather, "victuals - aruchah a stated allowance, sufficient for the journey
and a present," masseath? Reciprocal1 Kings 13:7 - I will give; Jeremiah 41:18 - whom; 52:16 - certain Verse 6ThenIt has been doubted whether Jeremiah acted prudently in this decision, as the event seems to indicate the contrary, and as it was the evident meaning of all his predictions that the Jews should not prosper in their own country till the expiration of seventy years. But he was evidently influenced by the most unbounded love to his country, for whose welfare he had watched, prayed, and lived; and he now chose rather to share her adversities, her sorrows, her wants, her afflictions, and her disgrace, than to be the companion of princes, and to sit at the table of kings. His patriotism was as unbounded as it was sincere: he only ceased to live for country when he ceased to breathe. Jeremiah 39:14 MizpahJoshua 15:38; Judges 20:1, 21:1; 1 Samuel 7:5, 7:6, MizpehReciprocalJoshua 11:3 - land; 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah; 2 Kings 25:22 - the people; 2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Nehemiah 3:15 - Mizpah; Jeremiah 40:8 - came; 40:13 - Johanan; 41:1 - Ishmael; Ezekiel 5:3 - a few Verse 7all theJeremiah 39:4; 2 Kings 25:4, 25:22, 25:23-26 the poorJeremiah 39:10; Ezekiel 33:24-29, 45:16Reciprocal2 Kings 24:14 - the poorest sort; 25:12 - left of the poor; Jeremiah 41:2 - whom; 41:10 - whom; 41:11 - Johanan; 43:6 - every Verse 8cameJeremiah 40:6, 40:11, 40:12 even40:14, 41:1-16; 2 Kings 25:23, 25:25 JohananJeremiah 41:11, 41:16, 42:1, 42:8, 43:2, 43:5 Jonathan37:15, 37:20, 38:26 Netophathite2 Samuel 23:28, 23:29; 1 Chronicles 2:54, 11:30; Ezra 2:2, 2:22; Nehemiah 7:26 MaachathiteDeuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 12:5; 2 Samuel 10:6, 10:8, 23:34; 1 Chronicles 2:48ReciprocalJeremiah 36:14 - Nethaniah Verse 9sware1 Samuel 20:16, 20:17; 2 Kings 25:24 FearJeremiah 27:11, 38:17-20; Genesis 49:15; Psalm 37:3, 128:2ReciprocalGenesis 46:3 - fear not; 2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Jeremiah 27:8 - that nation; Lamentations 5:9 - General; Matthew 1:20 - fear not Verse 10serveHeb. stand before, Jeremiah 35:19; Deuteronomy 1:38; Proverbs 22:29; Luke 21:36 gatherJeremiah 39:10 summer40:12, 48:32; 2 Samuel 16:1; Isaiah 16:9; Micah 7:1ReciprocalJoshua 11:3 - land; 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah; 2 Kings 25:24 - sware to them; Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit; Amos 8:2 - A basket Verse 11all the JewsJeremiah 24:9; Isaiah 16:4; Ezekiel 5:3, 5:12, 25:2, 25:6, 25:8, 25:12, 35:5, 35:15; Obadiah 1:11-14Reciprocal2 Kings 22:9 - Shaphan; 25:23 - And when; 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan; Jeremiah 40:8 - came; 41:10 - all the; 43:5 - took; Ezekiel 34:6 - wandered Verse 12Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:1 - summer; 2 Kings 25:23 - And when; Isaiah 16:9 - for; Jeremiah 8:3 - in all; 40:8 - came; 40:10 - summer; 41:10 - all the; 43:5 - took; 44:18 - we have; Ezekiel 34:6 - wandered Verse 13JohananJohanan and his companions seem to have acted honestly in this affair. They had received intelligence of designs formed against Gedaliah's life, and consequently against the whole new settlement. Ishmael, being a branch of David's family, was probably displeased that another was preferred above him; and the king of the Ammonites, out of hatred to the Jews, employed him to slay Gedaliah. But Gedaliah, conscious of his own integrity and benevolence, took the portrait of others from his own mind; and therefore believed evil of no man, because he felt none towards any in his own breast. He may be reproached for being too credulous and confiding; but this only serves to shew the greatness of his soul; for a little mind is always suspicious, and ready to believe the worst of every person and thing. Jeremiah 40:6-8Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:9 - let me go; Jeremiah 41:11 - Johanan; 42:1 - all the; 42:8 - Johanan; 43:2 - Johanan; 1 Corinthians 13:5 - thinketh Verse 14AmmonitesJeremiah 25:21, 41:10, 49:1-6; 1 Samuel 11:1-3; 2 Samuel 10:1-6; Ezekiel 25:2-6; Amos 1:13-15 IshmaelJeremiah 40:8, 41:2, 41:10; Proverbs 26:23-26; Isaiah 26:10; Micah 7:5 slay theeHeb. strike thee in soulbelieved1 Corinthians 13:5-7Reciprocal2 Chronicles 34:20 - Ahikam; Proverbs 29:10 - but Verse 15Let1 Samuel 24:4, 26:8; Job 31:31 whereforeJeremiah 12:3, 12:4; 2 Samuel 18:3, 21:17; Ezekiel 33:24-29; John 11:50Reciprocal2 Kings 25:25 - Ishmael; Isaiah 24:1 - scattereth; 33:15 - stoppeth Verse 16Thou shaltJeremiah 41:2; Matthew 10:16, 10:17; Romans 3:8Reciprocal2 Kings 25:25 - Ishmael; Job 31:31 - the men; Isaiah 33:15 - stoppeth