Jeremiah 40:1
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon.
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1 Samuel 7:17And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.
Psalms 68:6\68:5\A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
Jeremiah 31:15So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.
Jeremiah 39:11Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,
Acts 12:6And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.
Acts 28:20But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:1
We have attended Jerusalem's funeral pile, and have taken our leave of the captives that were carried to Babylon, not expecting to hear any more of them in this book: perhaps we may in Ezekiel; and we must in this and the four following chapters observe the story of those few Jews that were left to remain in the land after their brethren were carried away, and it is a very melancholy story; for, though at first there were some hopeful prospects of their well-doing, they soon appeared as obstinate in sin as ever,… Read the whole commentary →