New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 40:1-4

1The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after 1Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from 2Ramah, when he had taken him bound in 3chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

2Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The 4Lord your God promised this calamity against this place;

3and the Lord has brought it on and done just as He promised. Because you people 5sinned against the Lord and did not listen to His voice, therefore this thing has happened to you.

4But now, behold, I am 6freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If 7you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will 8look after you; but if 9you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, 10never mind. Look, the 11whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 40:1 Jer 39:9, 11 ↩
2. Jeremiah 40:1 Jer 31:15 ↩
3. Jeremiah 40:1 Acts 12:6, 7; 21:13; 28:20; Eph 6:20 ↩
4. Jeremiah 40:2 Lev 26:14-38; Deut 28:15-68; 29:24-28; 31:17; 32:19-25; Jer 22:8, 9 ↩
5. Jeremiah 40:3 Jer 50:7; Dan 9:11; Rom 2:5 ↩
6. Jeremiah 40:4 Jer 39:11, 12 ↩
7. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit it is good in your eyes ↩
8. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit set my eyes on ↩
9. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit it is evil in your eyes ↩
10. Jeremiah 40:4 Lit refrain! ↩
11. Jeremiah 40:4 Gen 13:9; 20:15; 47:6 ↩

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