John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 40:16
Jer 40:16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. Ver. 16. Thou shalt not do this thing. ] This just man would not have any man die indicta causa, before his cause had been heard, were he never so wicked. For thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. ] So Gedaliah thought, but it proved otherwise. Ishmael is pleaded for, but without cause. Queen Elizabeth complained that in truth she had oft found... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 40:1-16
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 two years of age. What a sight to see him brought out of prison loaded with a chain; a day of liberation to him, and of death and captivity to his enemies. Jeremiah 40:6 . Then went Jeremiah to Mizpah, to Gedaliah, a prince of David’s house, now made governor over the poor. Mizpah,... read more