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Jeremiah 43:5 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 43 · verse 5
But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;Jeremiah 43:5 · King James Version
Jeremiah 43:5 in context
3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
4So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
5But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
6Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
7So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- captainssara head personH8269 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- JohananYôwchânânJochanan, the name of nine IsraelitesH3110 →
- remnantshᵉʼêrîytha remainder or residual portionH7611 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- KareahQârêachKareach, an IsraeliteH7143 →
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What God said to the builders of Babel may be truly said of this people that Jeremiah is now dealing with: Now nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do, Gen 11:6. They have a fancy for Egypt, and to Egypt they will go, whatever God himself says to the contrary.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7