Jeremiah 41 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 41:12

Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
Jeremiah 41:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 41:12 in other translations

BSBthey took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
WEBthen they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
ASVthen they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
YLTand they take all the men, and go to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and they find him at the great waters that are in Gibeon.
DARBYand they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are at Gibeon.
BBEThey took their men and went out to make war on Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and they came face to face with him by the great waters in Gibeon.
WebsterThen they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

What does Jeremiah 41:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. the ... waters--(2Sa 2:13); a large reservoir or lake. in Gibeon--on the road from Mizpah to Ammon: one of the sacerdotal cities of Benjamin, four miles northwest of Jerusalem, now Eljib.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 41:11-18

The success of villany must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who excuse themselves in sin by pretended fears. The removal of a prudent and peaceable ruler, and the succession of another who is rash and ambitious, affects the welfare of many. Only those are happy and steady who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.

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Jeremiah 41:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
לְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.Chemto do battleH3898
עִם\־'im-withH5973
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נְתַנְיָ֑הne.tan.YahNethaniahH5418
וַיִּמְצְא֣וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they foundH4672
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מַ֥יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
רַבִּ֖יםra.BimgreatH7227
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּגִבְעֽוֹן\׃be.giv.'on[is] in GibeonH1391

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 41:12

  • 2 Samuel 2:13

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

  • 1 Samuel 30:1-8

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. …

  • Genesis 14:14-16

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

  • 1 Samuel 30:18-20

    And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to fight.
Ge 14:14-16; 1Sa 30:1-8,18-20
the great.
2Sa 2:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 41:11

    But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

  • Jeremiah 41:12

    Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

  • Jeremiah 41:13

    Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

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Jeremiah 41:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces tomaron todos los hombres, y fueron á pelear con Ismael hijo de Nethanías, y halláronlo junto á Aguas-muchas, que es en Gabaón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils prirent tous leurs hommes et s’en allèrent pour combattre contre Ismaël, fils de Nethania; et ils le trouvèrent près des grandes eaux qui sont à Gabaon.
German
Elberfelder 1871
da nahmen sie alle Männer und zogen hin, um wider Ismael, den Sohn Nethanjas, zu streiten; und sie fanden ihn an dem großen Wasser das bei Gibeon ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et assumptis universis viris, profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniæ: et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas quæ sunt in Gabaon.