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 Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
came	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖ה ge.dal.Yah	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
Mizpah	מִצְפֶּה Mitspeh	H4708	Mitspeh
Ishmael	וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל ve.yish.ma.'El	H3458	Jishmael · conjunction + 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	נְתַנְיָ֡הוּ ne.tan.Ya.hu	H5418	Nethanjah · proper noun, a man's name
Johanan	וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן ve.yo.cha.Nan	H3110	Jochanan · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Jonathan	וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן ve.yo.na.Tan	H3129	Jonathan · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
sons	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Kareah	קָ֠רֵחַ Ka.re.ach	H7143	Kareach · proper noun, a man's name
Seraiah	וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה u.se.ra.Yah	H8304	Serajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Tanhumeth	תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת tan.Chu.met	H8576	Tanchumeth · proper noun, a man's name
sons	וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Ephai	עֵיפַ֣י o.fai	H5778	Ephai · proper noun, a man's name
Netophathite	הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י ha.ne.to.fa.Ti	H5200	a Netophathite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Jezaniah	יְזַנְיָה Yᵉzanyâh	H3153	Jezanjah
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Maachathite	הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י ha.Ma.'a.kha.Ti	H4602	a Maakathite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
men	וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם ve.'an.shei.Hem	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 42:1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even…
Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-…
Joshua 12:5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the…
2 Samuel 10:6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syr…
2 Samuel 10:8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and I…
2 Samuel 23:28-29 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Ezra 2:22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
Nehemiah 7:26 The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

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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 40:8

Netophathite--from Netophah, a town in Judah (Sa2 23:28). Maachathite--from Maachathi, at the foot of Mount Hermon (Deu 3:14).

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:8

Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,.... Having heard that the Chaldean army was gone, and so were in no fear of that; and also that Gedaliah was made deputy governor, one of their own nation, a pious, prudent, good man, a man of ingenuity, mildness, and integrity; under whose government they might expect to live comfortably; and which was much preferable to captivity in a foreign country, though tributary to Babylon: even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; who was of the seed royal, Jeremiah 41:1; and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah; two brothers, but who they were, or their father, is not known, no mention being made of them but in this story: and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth; who h…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:7-8

Jeremiah 40:7-8 7. Now, when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 7. Et audierunt omnes principes exercituum qui erant in agro, ipsi et viri eorum, quod praefecisset rex Babylonis Godoliam filium Achikam in terra; et quod commiserat ei viros et mulieres et parvulum (hoc est, parvulos, sed fere in singulari numero hoc nomen legitur tam singulari quam plurali?significatione,) et ex paupertate terrae ex his qui non fuerant…

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…
Ephai — (gloomy), a Netophathite, whose sons were among the “captains of the forces” left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon. (Jeremiah 40:8; 41:3) comp. Jere 40:13 (B.C. 588.)
Ishmael — God hears. (1.) Abraham’s eldest son, by Hagar the concubine (Gen. 16:15; 17:23). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six years of age, eleven years after his arrival in Canaan (16:3;…
Jaaz-aniah — Heard by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jeremiah, and one of the chief Rechabites (Jer. 35:3). (2.) The son of Shaphan (Ezek. 8:11). (3.) The son of Azur, one of the twenty-five men seen by Ezekiel (11:1)…
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…
Jezaniah — (whom Jehovah hears), the son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite, and one of the captains of the forces who had escaped from Jerusalem during the final attack of the beleaguering army of the Chaldeans.…
Johanan — Whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chr. 12:12). (2.) The oldest of King Josiah’s sons (1 Chr. 3:15). (3.) Son of Careah, one of…
Jonathan — Whom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture. The chief of these are, (1.) A Levite descended from Gershom (Judg. 18:30). His history is recorded in 17:7-13…
Kareah — Bald, the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor of Jerusalem (Jer. 40:8, 13, 15, 16).
Maachathi — (oppression) and Maach’athites, The, two words which denote the inhabitants of the small kingdom of Maachah. (3:14; Joshua 12:5; 13:11,13); (2 Samuel 23:34; 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8)

Jeremiah 40:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:8

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:7-8

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:8

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:8

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:7-8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 40:7-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 40:7-12

Rashi on Jeremiah 40:5