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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Jeremiah 40:1

JEREMIAH CHAPTER 40 Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuchadnezzar, goeth to Gedaliah, Jeremiah 40:1, to whom the remaining Jews repair, Jeremiah 40:7. Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy, is not believed, Jeremiah 40:13. These words refer to the forty-second chapter, where begins the revelation which Jeremiah had from God, for all this chapter and the next are no prophecy, but only an historical narration of some passages after the taking of the city, and so cannot be called a prophecy, but are a piece of history previous to that prophecy. Ramah was a city in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeon. See Jeremiah 31:15. Jeremiah was by mistake, and expressly contrary to the king's orders, Jeremiah 39:11, manacled and carried away amongst the other prisoners; probably the captain of the guard at that place called over his prisoners, and amongst them he found the prophet, contrary to his expectation.

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See also Jeremiah 40:1 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XL _This and the four following chapters contain a distinct account_ _of what passed in the land of Judah from the taking of_ _Jerusalem to the retreat of the remnant of the people to Egypt...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    As what follows is mainly a historical narrative, it seems that the title “The word ...” was appropriate not merely to a prediction of the future, but to an account of the past, if written by a prophe...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 40-44. The next five Chapter s continue the biography of Jeremiah, including connected events, after the capture of Jerusalem. JEREMIAH 40:1. RELEASE OF JEREMIAH. This paragraph is possibly...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE THIRTY-SIXTH PROPHECY OF JEREMIAH (see book comments for Jeremiah). THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. CHAINS. the two fetters, as in Jeremiah 39:7....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Ramah_ See on Jeremiah 31:15....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE WORD, &C.— Some understand _the word_ here in the sense of _matter_ or _thing;—that which happened to Jeremiah from Jehovah,_ &c....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER SEVENTEEN TRAGEDY BEYOND TRAGEDY Jeremiah 40:1 to Jeremiah 45:5 Chapter s 40-44 are a continuation of the narrative begun in chapter 37 which was interrupted briefly by the oracle to Ebed-me...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away c...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WORD THAT CAME] including the history which follows. No prophetic utterance comes till Jeremiah 42:9. To the Jews history and prophecy were intimately connected; e.g. they included most of the his...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XL. (1) THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAH FROM THE LORD. — It is noticeable that this introduction is not followed by any specific utterance of prophecy until we come to Jeremiah 42:7. It is a natural c...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַ דָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר ־הָיָ֤ה אֶֽל ־יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Word. This happened to Jeremias; (Raban) or the prophet rather interrupts what he was about to say, to let the reader know the state of affairs, when he was consulted about the journey into Egypt, ch...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS We have here some of the events which took place at Jerusalem, immediately after the city was taken, the history is carried on....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It is blessed to trace the Lord's providences over the Lord's people. Here was Jeremiah enjoying more freedom and happiness from the appointment of enemies, than he had from professed friends. I pray...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Here Jeremiah pursues more at large what he had briefly touched upon before; for the Hebrews were wont, in a few words, to state the substance of the whole, and then to explain more diffusely what, th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE WORD WHICH CAME TO JEREMIAH FROM THE LORD,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum; but there being no prophecy in this and the following chapter, only a narration of facts, this is generally refe...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away ca...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The word which came to Jeremiah_, &c. This relates to the prophecy recorded Jeremiah 42:7, which was occasioned by the story that here follows concerning Ishmael's conspiracy against Gedaliah. _After...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, this being the heading or superscription of the entire next section of Jeremiah's book of prophecies, of which Chapter s 40 and 41 are the historical intr...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JEREMIAH SET FREE...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CHAINS: Or, manicles [error in location of symbol in marginal notes. The symbol should be for the word chains and not captain]...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 The captain of the guard seems to glory that he had been God's instrument to fulfil, what Jeremiah had been God's messenger to foretell. Many can see God's justice and truth with regard to others...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 40:1 word H1697 Jeremiah H3414 LORD H3068 after H310 Nebuzaradan H5018 captain H7227 guard H2876 go H7971

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE COMMENCEMENT OF JUDAH'S RESTORATION IS THWARTED BY THE ASSASSINATION OF GEDALIAH THE GOVERNOR AND BY THE REFUSAL OF THE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO JEREMIAH AS THEY TAKE REFUGE IN EGYPT (JEREMIAH 40:1 TO...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DELIVERANCE OF JEREMIAH AND THE TEMPORARY RESTORATION OF JUDAH (JEREMIAH 40:1). The passage and section opens with the now familiar ‘the word which came to Jeremiah from YHWH ---' (compare and con...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 2 (JEREMIAH 26:1 TO JEREMIAH 45:5 CONTINUED). As we have previously seen this Section of Jeremiah from Jeremiah 26:1 to Jeremiah 45:

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Being bound in chains._ JEREMIAH IN CHAINS There is sadness In a shackle and bitterness In bonds. Many men part with life rather than liberty. Speaking humanly, Paul’s lot In chains would have been...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 40:1 NEBUZARADAN. See Jeremiah 39:11. RAMAH. Five miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 7:17; Acts 12:6; Acts 12:7; Acts 21:13; Acts 28:20;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ramah — Ramah was a city in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeon. Babylon — Jeremiah was by mistake and expressly contrary to the king's orders carried amongst the other prisoners; probably the captain o...

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