Jeremiah 40:1

הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר ־ הָיָה אֶֽל ־ יִרְמְיָהוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה אַחַר ׀ שַׁלַּח אֹתוֹ נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב ־ טַבָּחִים מִן ־ הָֽרָמָה בְּקַחְתּוֹ אֹתוֹ וְהֽוּא ־ אָסוּר בָּֽאזִקִּים בְּתוֹךְ כָּל ־ גָּלוּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וִֽיהוּדָה הַמֻּגְלִים בָּבֶֽלָה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.

In Context

2וַיִּקַּח רַב ־ טַבָּחִים לְיִרְמְיָהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ דִּבֶּר אֶת ־ הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת אֶל ־ הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:17וּתְשֻׁבָתוֹ הָרָמָתָה כִּֽי ־ שָׁם בֵּיתוֹ וְשָׁם שָׁפָט אֶת ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽבֶן ־ שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָֽה ׃ פ

Psalms 68:6אֲבִי יְתוֹמִים וְדַיַּן אַלְמָנוֹת אֱלֹהִים בִּמְעוֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ ׃

Jeremiah 31:15כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה קוֹל בְּרָמָה נִשְׁמָע נְהִי בְּכִי תַמְרוּרִים רָחֵל מְבַכָּה עַל ־ בָּנֶיהָ מֵאֲנָה לְהִנָּחֵם עַל ־ בָּנֶיהָ כִּי אֵינֶֽנּוּ ׃ ס

Jeremiah 39:11וַיְצַו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ ־ בָּבֶל עַֽל ־ יִרְמְיָהוּ בְּיַד נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב ־ טַבָּחִים לֵאמֹֽר ׃

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 →

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