Verse 2

Jeremiah 40:2

New Living Translation

2 The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God (Elohim) has brought this disaster on this land,

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקַּ֥ח רַב טַבָּחִ֖ים לְ/יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔י/ו יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ דִּבֶּר֙ אֶת הָ/רָעָ֣ה הַ/זֹּ֔את אֶל הַ/מָּק֖וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה

English Translation

And the chief of the eunuchs took Jeremiah and said to him, "The Lord your God has spoken this evil concerning this place."

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Chapter 40 Context

1 The LORD gave a message to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at... Focus ↗

2 The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God (Elohim) has brought this...

3 just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the LORD and disobeyed him. That is w... Focus ↗

4 But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you a... Focus ↗

5 If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been ap... Focus ↗

6 So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who wer... Focus ↗

7 The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appo... Focus ↗

8 So they went to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. These included: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonath... Focus ↗

9 Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live... Focus ↗

10 “As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to meet with us.... Focus ↗

11 When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon... Focus ↗

12 they began to return to Judah from the places to which they had fled. They stopped at Mizpah to meet... Focus ↗

13 Soon after this, Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. Focus ↗

14 They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to ass... Focus ↗

15 Later Johanan had a private conference with Gedaliah and volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly. “Why... Focus ↗

16 But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael.” Focus ↗

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