エレミヤ書 40:5-6 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:4-5

A strait betwixt two. St. Paul tells how he was in such strait. He was willing to stay, but ready to depart home to his eternal rest, which would be far better. And oftentimes we are in perplexities as to choice in the common events and circumstances of our lives. It is so difficult to see what we ought to do, what it would be best to do. Here we have an instance. The patriotic prophet had a perplexing choice put before him. Consider— I. THE ALTERNATIVES PROPOSED . 1 . He ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:5

Now while he was not yet, etc. This rendering, however, seems against the Hebrew usage. Two renderings are open to us. 1. "But since one returneth not from Babylon, then go back to Gedaliah," etc.; so Hitzig. 2. Taking Jeremiah 40:5 as a continuation of "but if it seemeth ill to thee," etc; "forbear" (in Jeremiah 40:4 ), and, supplying, "I have spoken the word," continue, "and it shall not be reversed; yea, go back;" so Graf, regarding the passage as an explanation of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

To Mizpah. A place in the tribe of Benjamin, where Samuel judged, and where Saul was elected king ( 1 Samuel 7:15 , 1 Samuel 7:16 ; 1 Samuel 10:17 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

The choice of a residence. The captain of the guard gave to Jeremiah the choice between an honourable asylum in Babylon and a return to his own land. The prophet selected the latter course. Why did he do so? Although the circumstances of the case were peculiar, the answer to this question may throw light on some of the considerations which should guide men generally in the selection of their places of abode. Several characteristics may be noted in Jeremiah's decision, viz.:— I. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 40:5

Now while he was not yet gone back - Most modern commentators render “And as he yet answered nothing, Return then, he said, to Gedaliah ...”Victuals - A ration of food.A reward - A present. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 40:5-6

Jeremiah 40:5-6. Now while he was not yet gone back Hebrew, ועודנו לא ישׁוב , while he would not yet return, he said, &c. The prophet seems to have been in doubt at first what course to take. The Chaldee reads the clause, If thou wilt not abide [here] go back to Gedaliah. understanding the verb ישׁוב as if it were derived from ישׁב , to abide, words of a like sound having often a promiscuous signification. This Gedaliah was a person of considerable interest and authority. So... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 40:1-12

Jeremiah and Gedaliah (40:1-12)After being released from prison, Jeremiah was apparently recaptured when the Babylonian soldiers were assembling the people to be taken captive to Babylon. When the Babylonian leaders discovered what had happened, they realized a mistake had been made and released him again (40:1). They gave him freedom either to go to Babylon or to remain in Judah (2-4). Jeremiah chose to remain in his homeland. There he maintained his close association with Gedaliah, whom the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 40:5

Now while he was not yet gone back = And ere yet he could make reply. Gedaliah. See note on Jeremiah 26:24 , and Compare Jeremiah 39:14 . Shaphan. See note on 2 Kings 22:3 . reward = present. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 40:6

Mizpah. North of Jerusalem, near Anathoth. Compare Jeremiah 41:5-9 . Joshua 18:26 . 1Sa 7:16 ; 1 Samuel 10:17 , and 1 Kings 15:22 . The scene of the following events: here had been Asa's fortress (Jeremiah 41:9 ); here Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar and Titus got their first view of Jerusalem. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 40:5

"Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, said he, to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go whithersoever it seemeth right unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go. Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.""Now while he was not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 40:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 40:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 40:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 40:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 40:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 40:5

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