耶利米書 40:5-9 RCUVTS

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7

In the fields; rather, in the field ; i.e. in the open country, as opposed to the towns. Men, and women, and children. Old and worn out men, helpless widows, and fatherless children. Royal princesses were among them ( Jeremiah 41:10 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The Jewish fugitives resort to Gedaliah, who promises them protection as long as they are loyal to Babylon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The duties of adversity and their reward. I. THE DUTIES . 1 . Submission. We are not required to yield before avoidable troubles; but finding some to be irresistible, we are to learn the wisdom and obligation of bending to them without further demur. The captains were no cowards; they had fought and had lost. Their resistance against the inevitable was a mistake; continued resistance after defeat would have been nothing but folly. Submission is much easier when we remember that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

That we may be godly and quietly governed. These verses are an illustration of men's desire for such government. In the disorder and confusion of the times, men were looking out for some settled rule. Companies of armed men were camping about, only waiting for some sign to indicate to whose standard they should repair. That which they wanted seemed to be found in Gedaliah. Hence they go to him ( Jeremiah 40:8 ). The incident here recorded suggests, in regard to government generally— ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The difficulties of a governor. To govern a country is never an easy task; but how difficult it must be when the work is that of reconstruction! Gedaliah has to begin, as it were, at the beginning. One of his first difficulties is to know exactly what he has to deal with. There are turbulent as well as peaceful dements, bands of free-lances, who, now that the Chaldean has gone, make their appearance before the governor to see what the prospect may be. Another difficulty is that of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:8

Jonathan . This name is omitted in the parallel passage ( 2 Kings 25:23 ), and by the Septuagint here. It may, of course, be a corruption of Johanan, as Ewald supposes. If so, we must read "son" for "sons," with Septuagint. The Netophathite. Netophah was in the neighbourhood of Benjamin. The son of a Maachathite; rather, the Maachathite. Maachah was a Syrian district in the neighbourhood of Hermon ( Deuteronomy 3:14 ; Joshua 12:5 ). Jezaniah was, therefore, a naturalized... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 40:7

The men would be the old and infirm: the women those whose husbands and protectors had perished in the wars (e. g. Jeremiah 41:10). The word children includes all the inferior members of a household. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 40:8

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 40:7

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