Jeremiah 39 · Verse 14

Jeremiah 39:14

Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Jeremiah 39:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 39:14 in other translations

BSBhad Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
WEBsent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should bring him home. So he lived among the people.
ASVthey sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home. So he dwelt among the people.
YLTyea, they send and take Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and give him unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to carry him home, and he dwelleth in the midst of the people.
DARBYeven they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should conduct him away home. And he dwelt among the people.
BBEAnd they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.
WebsterEven they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

What does Jeremiah 39:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Gedaliah--son of Ahikam, the former supporter of Jeremiah (Jr 26:24). Gedaliah was the chief of the deserters to the Chaldeans, and was set over the remnant in Judea as one likely to remain faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. His residence was at Mizpah (Jr 40:5). home--the house of Gedaliah, wherein Jeremiah might remain as in a safe asylum. As in Jr 40:1 Jeremiah is represented as "bound in chains" when he came to Ramah among the captives to be carried to Babylon, this release of Jeremiah is thought by Maurer to be distinct from that in Jr 40:5, 6. But he seems first to have been released from the court of the prison and to have been taken to Ramah, still in chains, and then committed in freedom to Gedaliah. dwelt among the people--that is, was made free.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 39:11-14

The servants of God alone are prepared for all events; and they are delivered and comforted, while the wicked suffer. They often meet with more kindness from the profane, than from hypocritical professors of godliness. The Lord will raise them up friends, do them good, and perform all his promises.

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Jeremiah 39:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971
וַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.Chuand they fetchedH3947
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
מֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.Tzarfrom [the] courtyard ofH2691
הַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.Rahthe guardH4307
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gave overH5414
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֶל\־'el-toH413
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huGedaliahH1436
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamAhikamH296
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huto take out himH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he remainedH3427
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
הָעָֽם\׃\ \סha.'Amthe peopleH5971

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Cross references for Jeremiah 39:14

  • Jeremiah 38:28

    So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.

  • 2 Kings 22:12

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Jeremiah 26:24

    Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

  • 2 Kings 25:22-25

    And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

  • Psalms 105:19

    Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

  • Jeremiah 37:21

    Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

  • Jeremiah 39:15

    Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

  • Jeremiah 40:1-41:3

    The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. …

  • Jeremiah 38:13

    So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

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took.
15; 37:21; 38:13,28; 40:1-4; Ps 105:19
committed.
40:5-16; 41:1-3; 2Ki 25:22-25
Ahikam.
26:24

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Context

  • Jeremiah 39:13

    So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;

  • Jeremiah 39:14

    Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

  • Jeremiah 39:15

    Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

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Jeremiah 39:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Enviaron entonces, y tomaron á Jeremías del patio de la cárcel, y entregáronlo á Gedalías hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Saphán, para que lo sacase á casa: y vivió entre el pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
envoyèrent, et prirent Jérémie de la cour de la prison, et le remirent à Guedalia, fils d’Akhikam, fils de Shaphan, pour le mener dehors, à la maison. Et il demeura au milieu du peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
sie sandten hin und ließen Jeremia aus dem Gefängnishofe holen; und sie übergaben ihn Gedalja, dem Sohne Achikams, des Sohnes Schaphans, daß er ihn ins Haus hinausführe. Und so wohnte er inmitten des Volkes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
miserunt, et tulerunt Jeremiam de vestibulo carceris, et tradiderunt eum Godoliæ filio Ahicam filii Saphan, ut intraret in domum, et habitaret in populo.