Jeremiah 41:10
in Jeremiah 41Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.
KJV
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
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This verse in Jeremiah 41
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis melancholy story is a warning to us never to be secure in this world. Worse may be yet to come when we think the worst is over; and that end of one trouble, which we fancy to be the end of all trouble, may prove to be the beginning of another, of a greater.
This site's exposition
But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael
on Jeremiah 41:8-10
Ten of the men save their lives by telling of “hidden treasure in the field.” The cistern he fills with the dead is the one “King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel” (1 Kings 15:22). Ishmael takes the remnant captive and sets off for the Ammonites.
This site's exposition
the daughters of the king
Ishmael takes the whole remnant of Mizpah toward Ammon, including daughters of the king, and Adam Clarke supposes he meant to sell them as slaves. Nebuzaradan had placed these people in Gedaliah's care. Matthew Henry warns that the end of one trouble can be the start of a greater.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Carried away captive - He took all these that he might sell them for slaves among the Ammonites.
The words behind it
34 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀ | vaiyishb | and he took captive | H7617 → | 47 times |
| יִ֠שְׁמָעֵאל | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֨ית | sheerit | [the] rest of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| הָעָ֜ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּמִּצְפָּ֗ה | bamitzpah | [was] in <the> Mizpah | H4709 → | 40 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנ֤וֹת | benot | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים | hanisharim | who remained | H7604 → | 133 times |
| בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה | bamitzpah | at <the> Mizpah | H4709 → | 40 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִפְקִ֗יד | hifkid | he had appointed | H6485 → | 303 times |
| נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ | nevuzaradan | Nebuzaradan | H5018 → | 16 times |
| רַב־ | rav- | [the] chief of | H7227 → | 454 times |
| טַבָּחִ֔ים | tabachim | [the] bodyguards | H2876 → | 32 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | gedalyahu | Gedaliah | H1436 → | 32 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִיקָ֑ם | ʾachikam | Ahikam | H296 → | 20 times |
| וַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙ | vaiyishbem | and he took captive them | H7617 → | 47 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נְתַנְיָ֔ה | netanyah | Nethaniah | H5418 → | 20 times |
| וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לַעֲבֹ֖ר | laavor | to pass over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּֽוֹן׃ ס | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
וַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀and he took captive
vaiyishbH7617 →47 times
יִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלIshmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
שְׁאֵרִ֨ית[the] rest of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
הָעָ֜םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בַּמִּצְפָּ֗ה[was] in <the> Mizpah
bamitzpahH4709 →40 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנ֤וֹת[the] daughters of
benotH1323 →588 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםwho remained
hanisharimH7604 →133 times
בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הat <the> Mizpah
bamitzpahH4709 →40 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִפְקִ֗ידhe had appointed
hifkidH6485 →303 times
נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙Nebuzaradan
nevuzaradanH5018 →16 times
רַב־[the] chief of
rav-H7227 →454 times
טַבָּחִ֔ים[the] bodyguards
tabachimH2876 →32 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliah
gedalyahuH1436 →32 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִיקָ֑םAhikam
ʾachikamH296 →20 times
וַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙and he took captive them
vaiyishbemH7617 →47 times
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נְתַנְיָ֔הNethaniah
netanyahH5418 →20 times
וַיֵּ֕לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
לַעֲבֹ֖רto pass over
laavorH5674 →556 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּֽוֹן׃ סAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 6:6
that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to…
- Nehemiah 6:1–2
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the…
- Psalms 44:13–14
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
- Nehemiah 6:6
Through
Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
- Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
- Nehemiah 6:1
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the…
- Ezekiel 25:6–8
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
- Nehemiah 4:7
Through
Jeremiah 40:7When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
- Jeremiah 39:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
