Jeremiah 40:1

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
word	הַדָּבָ֞ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
after	אַחַ֣ר 'a.Char	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular construct
Nebuzar-adan	נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ן ne.vu.zar.'a.Dan	H5018	Nebuzaradan · proper noun, a man's name
captain	רַב rav-	H7227	abundant (in quantity · noun, common masculine singular construct
guard	טַבָּחִ֖ים

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Cross-references

Joshua 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for…
Acts 12:6-7 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers…
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the…
Ephesians 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
1 Samuel 7:17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Psalms 68:6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Psalms 107:16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:1-6

The title of this part of the book, which begins the chapter, seems misapplied (The word which came to Jeremiah), for here is nothing of prophecy in this chapter, but it is to be referred to Jer 42:7, where we have a message that God sent by Jeremiah to the captains and the people that remained. The story between is only to introduce that prophecy and show the occasion of it, that it may be the better understood, and Jeremiah, being himself concerned in the story, was the better able to give an account of it. In these verses we have Jeremiah's adhering, by the advice of Nebuzar-adan, to Gedaliah. It should seem that Jeremiah was very honourably fetched out of the court of the prison by the k…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 40:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum; but there being no prophecy in this and the following chapter, only a narration of facts, this is generally referred to what came ten days after, and which begins Jeremiah 42:7; so Jarchi and Kimchi; all between being included in a parenthesis, or a relation of facts preparatory, to lead on to it; though Abarbinel takes it to be a general title to all histories and prophecies in this book, from henceforward to the end of it. Jarchi and Kimchi make mention of a Midrash, which refers it to the special word of the Lord to Jeremiah to go to Gedaliah, Jeremiah 40:5; interpreting that passage as the words of th…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:1-4

Jeremiah 40:1-4 1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan 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. 1. Sermo qui fuit ad Jeremiam a Jehova, postquam dimisit eum Nabuzardan, princeps interfectorum, e Ramah, quum sustulisset ipsum: et ipse vinctus erat cathenis (vel, manicis,) in medio captivitatis (hoc est, multitudinis captivae) Jerusalem et Jehudah, qui transferebantur Babylonem. 2. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon thi…

The Church Fathers

Jeremiah, who was sanctified in the womb and was known in his mother's belly, enjoyed the high privilege because he was predestined to the blessing of virginity. And when all were captured and even the vessels of the temple were plundered by the king of Babylon, he alone was liberated by the enemy, did not know the insults of captivity and was supported by the conquerors; and Nebuchadnezzar, though he gave Nebuzaradan no charge concerning the Holy of Holies, did give him charge concerning Jeremiah. For that is the true temple of God and that is the Holy of Holies, which is consecrated to the Lord by pure virginity.
— Jerome, Against Jovinianus 1.33

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Dictionary and topics

Captain — (1.) Heb. sar (1 Sam. 22:2; 2 Sam. 23:19). Rendered “chief,” Gen. 40:2; 41:9; rendered also “prince,” Dan. 1:7; “ruler,” Judg. 9:30; “governor,’ 1 Kings 22:26. This same Hebrew word denotes a…
Guard — (1.) Heb. tabbah (properly a “cook,” and in a secondary sense “executioner,” because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Gen. 37:36)…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Rama — (Matt. 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1.) A city first mentioned in Josh. 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). Asa, king of…
Jeremiah · .Nebuchadnezzar directs the release of — .Nebuchadnezzar directs the release of
Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan) · Protects — Protects
Prophecy · . — .
Ramah · . — .
Wine · Ma — Ma

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 40:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:1-6

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:1-6

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 40:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 40:1-6

Rashi on Jeremiah 40:1