Jeremiah 40:14

And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
certainly	הֲיָדֹ֤עַ ha.ya.Do.a'	H3045	to know (properly · interrogative particle + verb, qal infinitive absolute
know	תֵּדַע֙ te.Da'	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
Baalis	בַּעֲלִ֣יס ba.'a.Lis	H1185	Baalis · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ammonites	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
sent	שָׁלַח֙ sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל yish.ma.'El	H3458	Jishmael · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֔ה ne.tan.Yah	H5418	Nethanjah · proper noun, a man's name
slay	לְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ le.ha.ko.te.Kha	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָֽם 'a.chi.Kam	H296	Achikam · proper noun, a man's name
believed	הֶאֱמִ֣ין he.'e.Min	H539	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 41:10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that rema…
2 Samuel 10:1-6 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
Jeremiah 25:21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
1 Samuel 11:1-3 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…
Proverbs 26:23-26 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Isaiah 26:10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not beho…
Jeremiah 40:8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of…
Jeremiah 41:2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with th…

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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 40:14

Baalis--named from the idol Baal, as was often the case in heathen names. Ammonites--So it was to them that Ishmael went after murdering Gedaliah (Jer 41:10). slay--literally, "strike thee in the soul," that is, a deadly stroke. Ishmael--Being of the royal seed of David (Jer 41:1), he envied Gedaliah the presidency to which he thought himself entitled; therefore he leagued himself with the ancient heathen enemy of Judah. believed . . . not--generous, but unwise unsuspiciousness (Ecc 9:16).

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:14

And said unto him, dost thou certainly know,.... Not that they thought he did know, or that the thing was so flagrant that he must know it; but that he might be assured of the truth of it, from the information they were now about to give him: or, "dost thou not in knowing know?" (x) it is most certainly true; and thou mayest depend upon it that it is real matter of fact: that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? very probably Ishmael, with the forces under him, fled to the king of the Ammonites upon the taking of Jerusalem; who, out of ill will to the Jews, always bore them by the Ammonites, envying their reestablishment under Gedaliah, and h…

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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…
Ammon — Another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps. 83:7).
Baalis — King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.
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…
Ammonites · Kings of Baalis — Kings of Baalis
Baalis · King of the Ammonites — King of the Ammonites
Gedaliah · of his army — of his army
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Johanan · .Warns Gedaliah against Ishmael — .Warns Gedaliah against Ishmael
Mizpah · had been — had been
Nethaniah · 1. Father of Ishmael — 1. Father of Ishmael

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 40:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:14

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:14

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:13-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 40:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 40:14

Rashi on Jeremiah 40:10