Jeremiah 43:6
in Jeremiah 43the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the men, and the women, and the children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
KJV
Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
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This verse in Jeremiah 43
Commentary
4 notes on this verseMen, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters - See the note on Jer 41:10 (note). It is truly surprising that the Chaldeans should have left behind any of the royal family of Judah! But, 1. Perhaps they knew not there were any. 2. If they did know, they might think, being children of concubines, they could not inherit. Or, 3. That being females, they were not eligible. And they had taken care to seize all Zedekiah’s sons, and slay them before his eyes.
This site's exposition
So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord
on Jeremiah 43:4-7
Verse 4 states the verdict: Johanan and the commanders “disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.” They take the whole remnant, “the king’s daughters” and “Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah” among them. They reach Tahpanhes on Egypt’s border.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters,....
It is the folly of men that they know not when they are well off, and often ruin themselves by endeavouring to better themselves; and it is the pride of great men to force those they have under their power to follow them, though ever so much against their duty and interest.
The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַ֠גְּבָרִים | hagevarim | the men | H1397 → | 65 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנָּשִׁ֣ים | hanashim | the women | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַטַּף֮ | hataf | the little one[s] | H2945 → | 42 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנ֣וֹת | benot | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ | hanefesh | <the> person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִנִּ֙יחַ֙ | hiniach | he had left | H5117 → | 142 times |
| נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ן | 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 |
| אֲחִיקָ֣ם | ʾachikam | Ahikam | H296 → | 20 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שָׁפָ֑ן | shafan | Shaphan | H8227 → | 34 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| הַנָּבִ֔יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּר֖וּךְ | barukh | Baruch | H1263 → | 26 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נֵרִיָּֽהוּ׃ | neriyahu | Neriah | H5374 → | 10 times |
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַ֠גְּבָרִיםthe men
hagevarimH1397 →65 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַנָּשִׁ֣יםthe women
hanashimH802 →781 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַטַּף֮the little one[s]
hatafH2945 →42 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנ֣וֹת[the] daughters of
benotH1323 →588 times
הַמֶּלֶךְ֒the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ<the> person
hanefeshH5315 →754 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִנִּ֙יחַ֙he had left
hiniachH5117 →142 times
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןNebuzaradan
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
אֲחִיקָ֣םAhikam
ʾachikamH296 →20 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שָׁפָ֑ןShaphan
shafanH8227 →34 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בָּר֖וּךְBaruch
barukhH1263 →26 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נֵרִיָּֽהוּ׃Neriah
neriyahuH5374 →10 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
- Jeremiah 40:7
When 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 40:7
Through
Lamentations 3:1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
it leads to
- Psalms 88:7
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
- Psalms 88:7
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
Through
Jeremiah 41:10Then 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 40:14
and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
- Jeremiah 40:11–12
When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son…
- 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…
- Jeremiah 40:14
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
