Jeremiah 40:7
in Jeremiah 40When 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 charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
KJV
Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
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This verse in Jeremiah 40
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The men would be the old and infirm: the women those whose husbands and protectors had perished in the wars (e. g. Jer 41:10). The word children includes all the inferior members of a household.
This site's exposition
When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard
on Jeremiah 40:7-10
The commanders hear that Gedaliah has been appointed, and they come to him at Mizpah. Gedaliah swears, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans,” the counsel Jeremiah gave in 29:5-7. Gill notes Gedaliah was the grandson of Shaphan, who read the law to Josiah in 2 Kings 22:10.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
To show that he designed to make and keep them easy he did not give this commission to one of the princes of Babylon, but to one of their brethren, who, they might be sure, would seek their peace. He was the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, one of the princes.
Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields,....
The words behind it
29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ | vaiyishmeu | and they heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַחֲיָלִ֜ים | hachayalim | the armies | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה | basadeh | [were] in the open country | H7704 → | 334 times |
| הֵ֚מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם | veansheihem | and men their | H582 → | 566 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִפְקִ֧יד | hifkid | he had appointed | H6485 → | 303 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֛ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ | gedalyahu | Gedaliah | H1436 → | 32 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִיקָ֖ם | ʾachikam | Ahikam | H296 → | 20 times |
| בָּאָ֑רֶץ | baaretz | over the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְכִ֣י׀ | vekhi | and that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִפְקִ֣יד | hifkid | he had appointed | H6485 → | 303 times |
| אִתּ֗וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֲנָשִׁ֤ים | ʾanashim | men | H582 → | 566 times |
| וְנָשִׁים֙ | venashim | and women | H802 → | 781 times |
| וָטָ֔ף | vataf | and little one[s] | H2945 → | 42 times |
| וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת | umidalat | and some of [the] poor people of | H1803 → | 8 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | measher | from [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הָגְל֖וּ | hagelu | they had been taken into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| בָּבֶֽלָה׃ | bavelah | Babylon towards | H894 → | 262 times |
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩and they heard
vaiyishmeuH8085 →1159 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַחֲיָלִ֜יםthe armies
hachayalimH2428 →246 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה[were] in the open country
basadehH7704 →334 times
הֵ֚מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םand men their
veansheihemH582 →566 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הִפְקִ֧ידhe had appointed
hifkidH6485 →303 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֛לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּGedaliah
gedalyahuH1436 →32 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִיקָ֖םAhikam
ʾachikamH296 →20 times
בָּאָ֑רֶץover the land
baaretzH776 →2504 times
וְכִ֣י׀and that
vekhiH3588 →4482 times
הִפְקִ֣ידhe had appointed
hifkidH6485 →303 times
אִתּ֗וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
אֲנָשִׁ֤יםmen
ʾanashimH582 →566 times
וְנָשִׁים֙and women
venashimH802 →781 times
וָטָ֔ףand little one[s]
vatafH2945 →42 times
וּמִדַּלַּ֣תand some of [the] poor people of
umidalatH1803 →8 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom [those] who
measherH834 →5497 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הָגְל֖וּthey had been taken into exile
hageluH1540 →186 times
בָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
bavelahH894 →262 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
Jeremiah 39:10But 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.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 25:12
But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
- Jeremiah 52:16
But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
- Ezekiel 33:24
“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been…
- 2 Kings 25:12
Through
Jeremiah 39:4When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:5
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City…
- Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
- Deuteronomy 32:24–30
They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- 2 Chronicles 32:5
Through
Ezekiel 45:16All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel.
it leads to
- Exodus 30:14–15
Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
- Isaiah 16:1
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
- Exodus 30:14–15
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.