Verse 5
As Jeremiah lingered, Nebuzaradan urged him to go back and remain with Gedaliah (cf. Jeremiah 39:14), whom Nebuchadnezzar had appointed governor over the cities of Judah, and the other remaining Judahites. Gedaliah was a part of the noble family of Shaphan. [Note: See the diagram of Shaphan’s descendants near my comments on 26:24.] Yet the choice was entirely up to the prophet; he had complete freedom to go wherever he wanted. Nebuzaradan also gave Jeremiah some provisions and a gift when he let him go.
"The courteous and humane treatment from the nation’s enemy contrasts markedly with what Jeremiah had received from his own countrymen." [Note: Harrison, Jeremiah and . . ., p. 160. Cf. Matthew 13:57.]
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