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 day after he had killed Gedaliah, when no one knew yet, 5eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord. Ishmael son of Nethaniah came out of Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. When he encountered them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam!” 7But when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8However, there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field — wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he stopped and did not kill them along with their companions.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• them, weepingבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• all alongהָלַךְhâlak · to go: comeH1980
• and it came to pass, as he metפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
• them, he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:6

• Jeremiah 50:4In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — the Israelites and Judeans 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 came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
• 2 Samuel 3:16Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he went back.
• Proverbs 26:23Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

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

In the dictionaries

• Ishmael
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ishmael, Ishmaelite
• Along
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Treasure
• All
• Astronomy

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