Jeremiah 40:11

Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Moab	בְּמוֹאָ֣ב be.mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Ammonites	עַמּ֨וֹן a.Mon	H5983	Ammon · proper noun, a man's name
Edom	וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם u.ve.'e.Dom	H123	Edom · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
countries	הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ ha.'a.ra.tzOt	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
heard	שָֽׁמְע֔וּ sha.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֛ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
left	נָתַ֧ן na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֖ית she.'e.Rit	H7611	a remainder or residual (surviving · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Judah	לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה li.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
set	הִפְקִ֣יד hif.Kid	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	וּבִבְנֵֽי u.viv.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֥ם 'a.chi.Kam	H296	Achikam · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shaphan	שָׁפָֽן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 16:4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoile…
Genesis 36:8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Numbers 22:1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
Numbers 25:1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, a…
1 Samuel 12:12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when t…
Jeremiah 24:9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse…
Ezekiel 5:3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

We have in these verses, I. A bright sky opening upon the remnant of the Jews that were left in their own land, and a comfortable prospect given them of some peace and quietness after the many years of trouble and terror with which they had been afflicted. Jeremiah indeed had never in his prophecies spoken of any such good days reserved for the Jews immediately after the captivity; but Providence seemed to raise and encourage such an expectation, and it would be to that miserable people as life from the dead. Observe the particulars. 1. Gedaliah, one of themselves, is made governor in the land, by the king of Babylon, Jer 40:7. To show that he designed to make and keep them easy he did not g…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:11

Jews . . . in Moab--who had fled thither at the approach of the Chaldeans. God thus tempered the severity of His vengeance that a remnant might be left.

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:11

Likewise, when all the Jews that were in Moab,.... Who had fled thither, and to the places after mentioned, when the king of Babylon first invaded the land, and where they had continued unto this time: and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries; in all other neighbouring countries, besides Moab, Ammon, and Edom; some fleeing one way, and some another, which lay nearest to their borders, or where they thought themselves safest: when they heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah; a few of their brethren, to cultivate the land, and repopulated it: and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; whom they knew to be…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:11-12

Jeremiah 40:11-12 11. Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 11. Atque etiam omnes Judaei qui erant in Moab (hoc est, apud Moabitas) et apud filios Ammon, et apud ldumaeos (et in Edom,) et quicunque erant in omnibus terris (hoc est, qui dispersi erant per varios regiones,) audierunt quod dimisisset rex Babylonis reliquias (residuum aliquod) Jehudah, et quod praefecisset illis Godoliam filium Achikam filii Saphan; 12. Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they…

Dictionary and topics

Ahikam — Brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law (2 Kings 22:12-14; 2 Chr. 34:20). He was the son…
Gedaliah — Made great by Jehovah. (1.) the son of Jeduthum (1 Chr. 25:3, 9). (2.) The grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father of Cushi (Zeph. 1:1). (3.) One of the Jewish nobles who conspired…
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…
Jew — The name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 16:6; 25:25; Jer. 32:12; 38:19; 40:11; 41:3), in…
Moabite — The designation of a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the south-eastern border of the Dead Sea, they gradually spread over the region on…
Edom · .It exten — .It exten
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Mizpah · had been — had been
Shaphan · 2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah — 2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah

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 40:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:11

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:11-12

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:11

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:11-12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 40:7-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 40:11-12

Rashi on Jeremiah 40:10