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

4But today I am taking the chains off your hands so that you can go free. You can come with me to Babylon, if you choose to do that. If you come, I will take care of you. But if you do not choose to come with me, you do not have to do that. You are a free man. You may go to any part of the land that you choose.’ 5But before Jeremiah turned away from him, Captain Nebuzaradan said, ‘Return to Ahikam's son Gedaliah. The king of Babylon chose him to rule over the towns of Judah. Go and live with Gedaliah, among the people of Judah. Or you may go to any other place that you choose.’ Captain Nebuzaradan gave Jeremiah some food and a gift. Then he let him go. So Jeremiah went to live with Gedaliah in Mizpah. He stayed among the few people who continued to live in Judah. 7Some officers of Judah's army were living in fields in the country, with their soldiers. They heard news that the king of Babylon had chosen Ahikam's son Gedaliah to have authority over Judah. He ruled over the very poor people of Judah who continued to live there. They were the men, women and children that Babylon's soldiers had not taken away as prisoners. 8These army officers and their soldiers came to meet with Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers were: Nethaniah's son Ishmael, Kareah's sons, Johanan and Jonathan, Tanhumeth's son, Seraiah, the sons of Ephai, who came from Netophah, and Jaazaniah, whose father came from Maakah.

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 39:14They sent some men to bring Jeremiah from the palace yard. They told Gedaliah to take care of Jeremiah. Gedaliah was Ahikam's son and Shaphan's grandson. He took Jeremiah to his home. So Jeremiah continued to live among his own people.
• Joshua 15:38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
• Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites agreed to come together. They came from everywhere in Israel, from Dan in the north as far as Beersheba in the south. They also came from the Gilead region on the east side of the Jordan River. They all came together at Mizpah, to meet with the Lord.
• Judges 21:1The Israelites had made a promise to the Lord at Mizpah. They agreed together, ‘None of us will allow our daughters to marry a man of Benjamin's tribe.’
• 1 Samuel 7:5Then Samuel told all the Israelites, ‘Meet together at Mizpah. I will pray to the Lord for you there.’

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
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• 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