New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 40:2
2Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The 1Lord your God promised this calamity against this place;
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 word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God promised this calamity against this place; 3and the Lord has brought it on and done just as He promised. Because you people sinned against the Lord and did not listen to His voice, therefore this thing has happened to you. 4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will look after you; but if you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, never mind. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”
Read all of Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 40:2 word by word
וַיִּקַּ֥ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ דִּבֶּר֙ אֶת־הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Now the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
- of the bodyguardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
- had takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 40:2
- Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?’
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 1 Kings 9:8And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
- 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass along the way Clap their hands in derision at you; They hiss and shake their heads At the daughter of Jerusalem, “Is this the city of which they said, ‘The perfection of beauty, A joy to all the earth’?”
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
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 40:2 Lev 26:14-38; Deut 28:15-68; 29:24-28; 31:17; 32:19-25; Jer 22:8, 9 ↩
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
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