Jeremiah 40 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 40:2

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Jeremiah 40:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 40:2 in other translations

BSBThe captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
WEBThe captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place;
ASVAnd the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
YLTAnd the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, ‘Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,
DARBYAnd the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
BBEAnd the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
WebsterAnd the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

What does Jeremiah 40:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. The Babylonians were in some measure aware, through Jeremiah's prophecies (Jr 39:11), that they were the instruments of God's wrath on His people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The Lord thy God hath pronounced - I know that thou art a true prophet, for what thou hast predicted from thy God is come to pass.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 40:1-6

Jeremiah is directed to go to Gedaliah. (Jr 40:1-6) A conspiracy against Gedaliah. (Jr 40:7-16) Verses 1-6 The captain of the guard seems to glory that he had been God's instrument to fulfil, what Jeremiah had been God's messenger to foretell. Many can see God's justice and truth with regard to others, who are heedless and blind as to themselves and their own sins. But, sooner or later, all men shall be made…

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Jeremiah 40:2 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.

וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
רַב\־rav-[the] chief ofH7227
טַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.Chim[the] bodyguardsH2876
לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.hu<to> JeremiahH3414
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
דִּבֶּר֙di.Berhe spokeH1696
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'Ahthe harmH7451
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 40:2

  • Deuteronomy 29:24-28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: …

  • Jeremiah 22:8-9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

  • Lamentations 2:15-17

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:20-22

    Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house? And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

  • 1 Kings 9:8-9

    And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord.
22:8,9; De 29:24-28; 1Ki 9:8,9; 2Ch 7:20-22; La 2:15-17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 40:1

    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.

  • Jeremiah 40:2

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

  • Jeremiah 40:3

    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.

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Jeremiah 40:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tomó pues el capitán de la guardia á Jeremías, y díjole: Jehová tu Dios habló este mal contra este lugar;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le chef des gardes prit Jérémie, et lui dit: L’ Éternel, ton Dieu, avait prononcé ce mal sur ce lieu-ci.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Oberste der Trabanten ließ Jeremia holen und sprach zu ihm: Jehova, dein Gott, hat dieses Unglück über diesen Ort geredet;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tollens ergo princeps militiæ Jeremiam, dixit ad eum: Dominus Deus tuus locutus est malum hoc super locum istum: