Jeremiah41

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¹In the , the of , of , the , one of the of the , with to the of , at . As they at ,

² the of and the with him rose and the of , of , with the , and him, the of had appointed in the .

³ also the were with at , and the happened to .

⁴On the the of , of it,

⁵ and and , with their and their , and their , and to at the of the Lord.

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⁸But there among them who to , Do put us to , we of , , , and hidden in the . So he and did put them to their .

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¹²they their and to the of . They him at the is in .

¹³And when the were with the of and the of the with him, they .

¹⁴So the had carried away and came , and to the of .

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¹⁷And they and , intending to

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: Ishmael murders Gedaliah. (1-10). Johanan recovers the captives, and purposes to retire to Egypt. (11-18).

vv1-10

Those who hate the worshippers of God, often put on the appearance of piety, that they may the easier hurt them. As death often meets men where they least expect it, we should continually search whether we are in such a state and frame of mind, as we would wish to be found in when called to appear before our Judge. Sometimes the ransom of a man's life is his riches. But those who think to bribe death, saying, Slay us not, for we have treasures in the field, will find themselves wretchedly deceived. This melancholy history warns us, never to be secure in this world. We never can be sure of peace on this side heaven.

vv11-18

The success of villany must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who excuse themselves in sin by pretended fears. The removal of a prudent and peaceable ruler, and the succession of another who is rash and ambitious, affects the welfare of many. Only those are happy and steady who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.

Key Words

seventhH7637Hebrew

שְׁבִיעִי: seventh

monthH2320Hebrew

חֹדֶשׁ: the new moon; by implication, a month

IshmaelH3458Hebrew

יִשְׁמָעֵאל: Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

sonH1121Hebrew

בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

NethaniahH5418Hebrew

נְתַנְיָה: Nethanjah, the name of four Israelites

ElishamaH476Hebrew

אֱלִישָׁמָע: Elishama, the name of seven Israelites

ofH4480Hebrew

מִן: properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

royalH4410Hebrew

מְלוּכָה: something ruled, i.e. a realm

familyH2233Hebrew

זֶרַע: seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

chief officersH7227Hebrew

רַב: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)