Jeremiah 40:9

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֤ם '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	שָׁפָן֙ sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
sware	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע vai.yi.sha.Va'	H7650	to seven oneself · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם u.le.'an.shei.Hem	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Fear	תִּֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
serve	מֵעֲב֣וֹד me.'a.Vod	H5647	to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים ha.kas.Dim	H3778	a Kasdite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
in	שְׁב֣וּ she.Vu	H3427	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
land	בָאָ֗רֶץ va.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
serve	וְעִבְד֛וּ ve.'iv.Du	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
well	וְיִיטַ֥ב ve.yi.Tav	H3190	to be (causative) make well · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jeremiah 27:11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land,…
1 Samuel 20:16-17 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
2 Kings 25:24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve…
Jeremiah 38:17-20 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of…
Genesis 49:15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalms 128:2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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 40:9

Fear not--They were afraid that they should not obtain pardon from the Chaldeans for their acts. He therefore assured them of safety by an oath. serve--literally, "to stand before" (Jer 40:10; Jer 52:12), that is, to be at hand ready to execute the commands of the king of Babylon.

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:9

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan aware unto them and to their men,.... They might express their fears, that should they continue with Gedaliah, as they were inclined to do, could they be safe; that seeing they had encouraged Zedekiah to hold out the siege to the last against the Chaldeans, and they should hear where they were, would demand them, and they, should be taken and delivered up into their hands; upon which Gedaliah not only promises them safety, but swears to them that they should live safely with him, and never be delivered up to the Chaldeans, and that he would undertake to indemnify them, and preserve them: saying, fear not to serve the Chaldeans; as if it was…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:9-10

Jeremiah 40:9-10 9. And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 9. Et juravit illis Godolias filius Achikam et viris eorum, dicendo, Ne metuatis a serviendo (hoc est, ne metuatis servire, ne impediat vos timor quo minus serviatis Chaldaeis;) sed subjicite vos et servite regi Babylonis; et bene erit vobis. 10. As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer-fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 10. E…

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…
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 40:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:9-10

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 40:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 40:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 40:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 40:9-10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 40:7-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 40:9-10

Rashi on Jeremiah 40:5