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Jeremiah

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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon. See also: Ephesians 6:20 Joshua 18:25 Jeremiah 31:15The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place; See also: Deuteronomy 29:24-28 Jeremiah 22:8-9 2 Chronicles 7:20-22and the LORD has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you. See also: Romans 2:5 Daniel 9:11-12 Jeremiah 50:7Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.” See also: Jeremiah 39:11-12 Genesis 20:15 Genesis 13:9Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go. See also: Jeremiah 39:14 2 Kings 8:7-9 Jeremiah 41:2Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land. See also: Jeremiah 39:14 Judges 20:1 Judges 21:1Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon, See also: Jeremiah 39:10 Jeremiah 39:4 Ezekiel 45:16then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah. See also: Jeremiah 42:1 Deuteronomy 3:14 Jeremiah 43:2Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you. See also: Jeremiah 27:11 1 Samuel 20:16-17 2 Kings 25:24As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” See also: Jeremiah 40:12 2 Samuel 16:1 Jeremiah 48:32Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, See also: Isaiah 16:4 Ezekiel 25:8 Ezekiel 5:3then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits. See also: Jeremiah 43:5Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, See also: Jeremiah 42:1 Jeremiah 40:8and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them. See also: Jeremiah 41:10 2 Samuel 10:1-6 Jeremiah 25:21Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?” See also: 2 Samuel 21:17 1 Samuel 26:8 Job 31:31But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.” See also: Jeremiah 41:2 Matthew 10:16-17 Romans 3:8

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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)12 notes

Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.

These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity

Jeremiah 40:1

Ver. 1. Word. This happened to Jeremias; (Raban) or the prophet rather interrupts what he was about to say, to let the reader know the state of affairs, when he was consulted about the journey into Egypt. C. xlii. 9. --- Rama; probably in Benjamin, near Bethel. Judg. xix. 12. C. --- In this last part, Jeremias foretells what would befall the Jews in Egypt, and other nations. W.

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Jeremiah 40:3

Ver. 3. You, people of Juda. H. --- This pagan acknowledges that God had punished his people, (C. xviii. 16. C.) as Titus did at the last siege. Josephus.

H. --- He acknowledges the justice of God. W.

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Jeremiah 40:4

Ver. 4. Eyes, with all kindness. C. xxxix. 12. H. --- Before thee. Thou hast liberty to choose.

Gen. xiii. 9. and xx. 15. and xxiv. 51.

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Jeremiah 40:5

Ver. 5. And. Heb. "And as he (the people, or Godolias) will not return, dwell;"

or, "He had not yet answered, when the general said: Return to Godolias." He perceived that the prophet was not desirous of going to Babylon; and he insinuated that such a step would not be for his advantage, as the captives would not return. --- Presents. He had been plundered like the rest.

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Jeremiah 40:6

Ver. 6. Masphath; because it was near Jerusalem, and an ancient place of devotion. C.

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Jeremiah 40:7

Ver. 7. Captains, who had fled from Sedecias, and effected their escape. Jos.

Ant. x. 11.

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Jeremiah 40:9

Ver. 9. With you. They might naturally suspect Godolias, and think that the Chaldees would seize them as soon as they should know of their escape.

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Jeremiah 40:10

Ver. 10. Answer. Heb. "stand before," as minister (H.) for the Chaldees. You need not be jealous of my power; and I can answer that they will not hurt you, provided you continue quiet. C. --- He promises to act in behalf of the people, as a governor ought to do. W.

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Jeremiah 40:11

Ver. 11. Countries. They had fled to avoid the taxes, &c. but found no redress.

Lam. i. 3.

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Jeremiah 40:13

Ver. 13. Came, having discovered the design of Ismahel, whose ambition prompted him to murder the governor, that he might reign: as he was of the royal family. C. xli. 1. C.

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Jeremiah 40:14

Ver. 14. Baalis. Queen. Grot. --- The Ammonites sought the entire ruin of the Jews.

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Jeremiah 40:16

Ver. 16. Do not. He did right in forbidding this assassination, which could never be authorized, even to prevent a similar crime. Godolias should have taken precautions: but he was too open, (C.) like Eumenes. Grot.

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License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses

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