Do not. He did right in forbidding this assassination, which could never be authorized, even to prevent a similar crime. Godolias should have taken precautions: but he was too open, (Calmet) like Eumenes. (Grotius)
Verse Jeremiah 40:16. _THOU SHALT NOT DO THIS THING_] He cannot be so base. _THOU SPEAKEST FALSELY OF ISHMAEL._] He thought it quite possible that the man who was capable of becoming an _assassin_ w...
III. AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (40-45) Chapter S 40-41 The Treachery in the Land and the Flight to Egypt _ 1. Jeremiah's choice (Jeremiah 40:1) _ 2. Gedaliah and Ishmael's deed (Jeremiah 40:7; J
GEDALIAH'S PERIL. Johanan warns Gedaliah of his danger from Ishmael, another of the newly-submitted leaders (Jeremiah 41:1), alleged to be an agent of the king of Ammon (Jeremiah 27:3). Gedaliah refus...
See introd. summary to section....
Jeremiah 40:1-6. Jeremiah is released and returns to Gedaliah Du., Co. and Erbt agree in the view that there were different legendary accounts in connexion with Jeremiah's fortunes immediately subseq...
1. _The plot revealed_ (Jeremiah 40:13-16) TRANSLATION (13) Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the officers of the army which was in the field came unto Gedaliah at Mizpah. (14) And they said unt...
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. THOU SPEAKEST FALSELY - a mystery of providence, that God sho...
GEDALIAH AS GOVERNOR (586 B.C.) Jeremiah 40:7 to Jeremiah 43:6 are briefly summarised in 2 Kings 25:22. The account in the book of Kings mentions merely the accomplished results; while here the proces...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ בֶן ־אֲחִיקָם֙ אֶל...
CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani
Chapter s forty and forty-one, which contain the prophecies of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem, constitute his last messages to the chosen people. These fall into two parts-first, prophecies agai...
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt (h) not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. (h) Thus the godly who think no harm to others are soonest de...
REFLECTIONS I BEG the Reader to make a solemn pause over this Chapter, and to remark, how soon a sense of divine judgments lose their effect, except divine grace keep the remembrance of them, with all...
We have here the information of a conspiracy: but the accomplishment is not related in this Chapter. In the succeeding one it is. Alas! neither mercies nor judgments; the fear of death nor of hell, fi...
We here see that the holy man was blinded, so that he not only disregarded the counsel given to him, but also rejected the help offered to him. It is again a thing worthy of praise, that he was unwill...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44. After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were no...
BUT GEDALIAH THE SON OF AHIKAM SAID UNTO JOHANAN THE SON OF KAREAH,.... In answer to his request, and the motion made by him: THOU SHALT NOT DO THIS THING; or, "do not do this thing" z; dissuading hi...
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. Ver. 16. _Thou shalt not do this thing._] This just man would n...
_Johanan the son of Kareah came to Gedaliah_, &c. They had been with him before, Jeremiah 40:8, but now they come to discover to him a conspiracy formed against his life. _And said, Dost thou certainl...
GEDALIAH MADE GOVERNOR AND THREATENED BY THE JEWS...
But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said unto Johanan, the son of Kareah, Thou shall not do this thing, remove Ishmael by assassination; FOR THOU SPEAKEST FALSELY OF ISHMAEL, which does not mean that he...
7-16 Jeremiah had never in his prophecies spoken of any good days for the Jews, to come immediately after the captivity; yet Providence seemed to encourage such an expectation. But how soon is this h...
Thus God dementates those whom he designeth to destroy. Gedaliah in this showeth an excellent temper, not to be over-credulous and suspicious, _Charity thinks no ill_, but not that prudence which beca...
Jeremiah 40:16 Gedaliah H1436 son H1121 Ahikam H296 said H559 (H8799) Johanan H3110 son H1121 Kareah H7143 do...
POLITICAL EVENTS IN THE NEW JUDAH - GEDALIAH RE-ESTABLISHES JUDAH BUT IS ASSASSINATED (JEREMIAH 40:7 TO JEREMIAH 41:18). What follows is a description of the events that followed the appointment of Ge...
GEDALIAH RECEIVES AND REJECTS A WARNING ABOUT ISHMAEL'S INTENTIONS (JEREMIAH 40:13). The loyal former resistance commanders learned of Ishmael's plottings, and came to Gedaliah and warned him of Ishma...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah discharged. The Jews under Gedeliah as Governor. Ishmael's design against Gedeliah. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Nebuzaradan, Gedeliah, Ishmael, Johanan, Seraiah, Jezaniah, Baalis. C...
Jeremiah 40:1. _The word which came to Jeremiah bound in chains._ This word is found in Jeremiah 42:9; and the intervening history is a parenthesis of Ishmael's treason. Jeremiah was now about seventy...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—A purely historical chapter, of events following the city’s ruin. It records the out-gleaming of a ray of hope upon the appalling gloom which had befallen the land, in t...
EXPOSITION The first of a series of chapters (40-45.) describing Jeremiah's fortunes and ministry after the fall of Jerusalem. JEREMIAH 40:1 The liberation of Jeremiah. JEREMIAH 40:1 THE WORD THAT...
Now as we come into the fourth part of the book of Jeremiah, these are the prophecies of Jeremiah to the people after Zedekiah was carried away and the remnant of the people who stayed here in the lan...
Jeremiah 41:2; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 10:17; Romans 3:8...