Jeremiah 40:2

Jeremiah 40:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
• New International Version (NIV)When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster for this place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place.

Context of Jeremiah 40:2

1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, let him go at Ramah. Nebuzaradan found Jeremiah in chains along with the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken to Babylon. The captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened to bring this disaster on this place. 3He has carried out his threat. The Lord did as he promised because you Israelites have sinned against him and refused to obey him. That is why this has happened to you. 4Today I’m removing the chains from your hands. If you would like to come with me to Babylon, come, and I’ll look after you. But if you don’t want to come with me to Babylon, don’t come. The whole land is yours. Go wherever you want.

Jeremiah 40:2 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֥ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ דִּבֶּר֙ אֶת־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath pronouncedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• this evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• upon this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 40:2

• Jeremiah 22:8“People from many nations will pass by this city and ask each other, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this important city?’
• Deuteronomy 29:24Then all the other nations in the world will ask, “Why has the Lord done this to their land? Why is he so angry?”
• 1 Kings 9:8Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled. They will gasp and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot Israel from the land I gave them. I will reject this temple that I declared holy for my name. I will make it an example and an object of ridicule for all the people of the world.
• Lamentations 2:15Everyone who walks along the road shakes a fist at you. They hiss and shake their heads at Jerusalem’s people: ‘Is this the city they used to call absolutely beautiful, the joy of the whole world?’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 40:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord thy God hath pronounced - I know that thou art a true prophet, for what thou hast predicted from thy God is come to pass.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The guard captain mentioned that the Lord's prediction through Jeremiah had come true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The Babylonians were in some measure aware, through Jeremiah's prophecies (Jr 39:11), that they were the instruments of God's wrath on His people.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 40:2

• Jeremiah
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)

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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