Jeremiah 40:6

Jeremiah 40:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left behind in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.

Context of Jeremiah 40:6

4Now pay attention: Today I am setting you free from the chains that were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look — the whole land is in front of you. Wherever it seems good and right for you to go, go there.” 5When Jeremiah had not yet turned to go, Nebuzaradan said to him, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people or go wherever it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the guards gave him a ration and a gift and released him. Jeremiah therefore went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he stayed with him among the people who remained in the land. 7All the commanders of the armies that were in the countryside — they and their men — heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land. He had been put in charge of the men, women, and children from among the poorest of the land, who had not been deported to Babylon. 8So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The commanders included Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite — they and their men.

Jeremiah 40:6 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲחִיקָ֖ם הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב אִתּוֹ֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעָ֔ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• unto Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296
• to Mizpahמִצְפֶּהmitspeh · MizpehH4708
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with him amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that were leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Jeremiah 40:6

• Jeremiah 39:14had Jeremiah brought from the guard’s courtyard and turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he settled among his own people.
• Joshua 15:38Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el,
• Judges 20:1All the Israelites from Dan to Beer-sheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the community assembled as one body before the Lord at Mizpah.
• Judges 21:1The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: “None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage.”
• 1 Samuel 7:5Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Gedaliah set up his new headquarters in Mizpah, which is eight miles north of the destroyed Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Mizpah--in Benjamin, northwest of Jerusalem (Jr 41:5, 6, 9). Not the Mizpah in Gilead, beyond Jordan (Jud 10:17). Jeremiah showed his patriotism and piety in remaining in his country amidst afflictions and notwithstanding the ingratitude of the Jews, rather than go to enjoy honors and pleasures in a heathen court (He 11:24-26). This vindicates his purity of motive in his withdrawal (Jr 37:12-14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 40:6

• Ahikam
• Gedaliah
• Jeremiah
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ahikam
• Jerusalem
• Zedekiah
• Astronomy
• Egypt
• Ephai
• Gedaliah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings