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Jeremiah 40:16 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 40 · verse 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.Jeremiah 40:16 · King James Version
Jeremiah 40:16 in context
14And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
16But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GedaliahGᵉdalyâhGedaljah, the name of five IsraelitesH1436 →
- speakestdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- JohananYôwchânânJochanan, the name of nine IsraelitesH3110 →
- falselysheqeran untruthH8267 →
- AhikamʼĂchîyqâmAchikam, an IsraeliteH296 →
- KareahQârêachKareach, an IsraeliteH7143 →
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We have in these verses, I. A bright sky opening upon the remnant of the Jews that were left in their own land, and a comfortable prospect given them of some peace and quietness after the many years of trouble and terror with which they had been afflicted.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-16