Jeremiah 40:12

Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
out	וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
places	הַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ ha.me.ko.mOt	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
driven	נִדְּחוּ ni.de.chu-	H5080	to push off · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
came	וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
land	אֶֽרֶץ 'e.retz-	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
Mizpah	מִצְפֶּה Mitspeh	H4708	Mitspeh
gathered	וַיַּאַסְפ֛וּ vai.ya.'as.Fu	H622	to gather for any purpose · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
wine	יַ֥יִן Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
fruits	וָקַ֖יִץ va.Ka.yitz	H7019	harvest (as the crop) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
very	מְאֹֽד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
much	הַרְבֵּ֥ה har.Beh	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil infinitive absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 43:5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whith…

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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 40:12

Even all the Jews returned from all places whither they were driven,.... Through fear of the Chaldean army; they came all of them from the several countries before mentioned; so that here was like to be a happy settlement and a flourishing commonwealth again; here being princes and generals, soldiers and common people, in large numbers, that were returned and coalesced under the government of Gedaliah: and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah; they came out of the several countries where they had been for some time, and entered the land of Judah; but did not take up their abode anywhere, till they had presented themselves to the governor, and put themselves under his protecti…

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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…
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…
Canaan · Fruits — Fruits
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Mizpah · had been — had been
Summer · Fruits of — Fruits of
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 40:12

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 40:12

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:11-12

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:12

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 40:12

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