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Jeremiah 40:2-5
2And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathpronouncedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451upon thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
3Now theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935it, anddoneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according as he hathsaidדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: because ye havesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.TemH2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, therefore thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697is come upon you.
4And now, behold, Ilooseפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָfi.tach.Ti.khaH6605thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246which were upon thyhandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027. If it seemethgoodבְּעֵינֶ֜יךָ ט֨וֹבbe.'ei.Nei.kha TovH2896H5869to thee tocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935with me intoBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935; and I will lookwellוְאָשִׂ֤ים עֵינִי֙ve.'a.Sim 'ei.NiH7760H5869to thee: but if it seemethillרַ֧ע בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489H5869to thee tocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935with me intoBabylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894,forbearחֲדָ֑לcha.DalH2308:beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, all thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: where itseemethH413goodH2896andconvenientהַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָhai.ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477H5869for thee togoH3212, theregoH3212.
5Now while he had not yet gonebackיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725, he said, Gobackוְשֻׁ֡בָהve.Shu.vahH7725also toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227, whom thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894had madegovernorהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485over thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, anddwellוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with himamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: orgoH3212wherever it seemethconvenientהַיָּשָׁ֧ר בְּעֵינֶ֛יךָhai.ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477H5869to thee togoH3212. So thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himprovisionsאֲרֻחָ֥ה'a.ru.ChahH737and arewardוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תu.mas.'EtH4864, and let himgoוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
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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