Jeremiah 40 · Verse 3

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.
Jeremiah 40:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 40:3 in other translations

BSBand now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.
WEBand 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.
ASVand Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
YLTand Jehovah bringeth it in, and doth as He spake, because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to His voice, even this thing hath been to you.
DARBYand Jehovah hath brought it about and done according as he said; for ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
BBEand the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.
WebsterNow 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.

What does Jeremiah 40:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. ye--(See on Jr 40:1). His address is directed to the Jews as well as to Jeremiah. God makes the very heathen testify for Him against them (De 29:24, 25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 40:3 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.

וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he has brought [it]H935
וַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he has doneH6213
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבֵּ֑רdi.Berhe saidH1696
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.Temyou sinnedH2398
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085
בְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.Loto voice hisH6963
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it has happenedH1961
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto <the> you
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varthe thingH1697
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 40:3

  • Romans 2:5

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  • Daniel 9:11-12

    Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 50:7

    All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

  • Deuteronomy 29:25

    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:

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Nehemiah 9:33

    Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

  • Nehemiah 9:28

    But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
because.
50:7; Ne 9:28,33; Da 9:11,12; Ro 2:5; 3:19

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 40:4

    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.

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Jeremiah 40:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y halo traído y hecho Jehová según que había dicho: porque pecasteis contra Jehová, y no oísteis su voz, por eso os ha venido esto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel l’a fait venir, et a fait comme il avait dit, car vous avez péché contre l’ Éternel, et vous n’avez pas écouté sa voix; et cette chose vous est arrivée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Jehova hat es kommen lassen und hat getan, wie er geredet hatte; denn ihr habt gegen Jehova gesündigt und auf seine Stimme nicht gehört, und so ist euch solches geschehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et adduxit, et fecit Dominus sicut locutus est, quia peccastis Domino, et non audistis vocem ejus: et factus est vobis sermo hic.