Jeremiah 41:6

Jeremiah 41:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
• New International Version (NIV)Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he met them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!”

Context of Jeremiah 41:6

4On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it, 5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD. And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” 7And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

Jeremiah 41:6 word by word

וַ֠יֵּצֵא יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֤ה לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִן־הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ הָלֹ֖ךְ וּבֹכֶ֑ה וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּפְגֹ֣שׁ אֹתָ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם בֹּ֖אוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אֲחִיקָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• And Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• to meet themקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: meetH7122
• weepingבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• weepingהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as he wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• When Ishmael encounteredפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Comeאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:6

• Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
• 2 Samuel 3:16Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
• Proverbs 26:23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Weeping all along as he went - This felonious hypocrite pretended that he also was deeply afflicted, and wished to bear them company in their sorrow. Come to Gedaliah - He will appoint you vineyards and fields.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ishmael‘s conduct seems to have been dictated by the malicious desire utterly to frustrate Gedaliah‘s work. Weeping - By this artifice he lured them into Mizpah. The Septuagint: “as they were … weeping.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. weeping--pretending to weep, as they did, for the ruin of the temple. Come to Gedaliah--as if he was one of Gedaliah's retinue.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:6

• Ahikam
• Gedaliah
• Homicide
• Hypocrisy
• Ishmael
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mizpah
• Nethaniah
• Shiloh

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• Ishmael
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ishmael, Ishmaelite
• Along
• Jerusalem
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• Treasure
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings