Jeremiah 40:1
_Ramah_ See on Jeremiah 31:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ramah_ See on Jeremiah 31:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will look well unto thee_ See on Jeremiah 39:12. _convenient_ lit. as mg. _right_. _but if it seem ill …_(5) _Go back then_, said he] The LXX have simply, "but, if not, depart, return," and, as giving a much smoother sequence, preserve what is probably the original form. The latter part of Jere... [ Continue Reading ]
_all the captains of the forces_ the various leaders of bands among the Jews, who would keep out of the way during the presence of the Babylonian forces and until they found what was likely to be the condition of the country and the nature of the new government.... [ Continue Reading ]
Abbreviated from 2 Kings 25:23 f.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the Netophathite_ Netophah was apparently identical with _Beit Nettif_, a village W. of Bethlehem at the entrance to the Vale of Elah. See Buhl's _Geographie des alten Palästina_, p. 194. It was not far from Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:28). _Jezaniah_ not the "Jezaniah" of ch. Jeremiah 42:1, where see... [ Continue Reading ]
_to serve the Chaldeans_ The LXX here have "because of the servants of the Chaldaeans," i.e. the officers placed here and there through the land by the conquerors. This agrees with MT. in 2 Kings 25:24, but probably the original reading of the Hebrew in both places (lost through confusing two very s... [ Continue Reading ]
_to stand before_ probably meaning that, as a servant of the Chaldaeans, he would be able in their presence to defend the interests of the Jews. See on Jeremiah 15:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
_gathered wine … very much_ This was done in the 6th month (Aug. Sept.), only two months (cp. Jeremiah 39:2) after the capture of the city. It is clear that the Babylonians had not devastated the country, but "had risen above the methods of barbarism which characterized ancient and have characterize... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moreover … came_ The grammatical construction in the Heb. suggests that we should render, _Now … had come_. _fields_ See note on Jeremiah 40:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
See introd. summary to section.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Baalis the king of the children of Ammon_ It is easier to see the motives of Ishmael than those of his instigator Baalis. The former no doubt felt aggrieved that he, although of royal birth (Jeremiah 41:1), should be set aside in favour of Gedaliah, and at once determined to get rid of him and take... [ Continue Reading ]
_the remnant of Judah perish_ Johanan no doubt hoped to influence a high-minded man like Gedaliah by this argument that on his life depended the welfare of those who remained yet in the country.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 subsequent to the capture of the city and that this section represents one of them. It is certainly diffic... [ Continue Reading ]