Jeremiah 43 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 43:6

Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan 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.
Jeremiah 43:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 43:6 in other translations

BSBthe men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
WEBthe men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and every person who 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.
ASVthe men, and the women, and the 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.
YLTthe men, and the women, and the infant, and the daughters of the king, and every person that Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch son of Neriah,
DARBYmen, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Nerijah;
BBEThe men and the women and the children and the king's daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch, the son of Neriah;
WebsterEven men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan 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.

What does Jeremiah 43:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. the king's daughters--Zedekiah's (Jr 41:10).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters - See the note on Jer 41:10 (note). It is truly surprising that the Chaldeans should have left behind any of the royal family of Judah! But, 1. Perhaps they knew not there were any. 2. If they did know, they might think, being children of concubines, they could not inherit. Or, 3. That being females, they were not eligible. And they had taken care to seize all Zedekiah's sons, and slay them before his eyes.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1-7

The leaders carry the people to Egypt. (Jr 43:1-7) Jeremiah foretells the conquest of Egypt. (Jr 43:8-13) Verses 1-7 Only by pride comes contention, both with God and man. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. Men deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, because they are resolved not to conform themselves to Scripture rules. When men will persist in sin, they charge the best actions to bad…

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Jeremiah 43:6 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.

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַ֠גְּבָרִיםHa.ge.va.rimthe menH1397
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.Shimthe womenH802
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַטַּף֮ha.Tafthe little one[s]H2945
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters ofH1323
הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhthe kingH4428
וְאֵ֣תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.fesh<the> personH5315
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhomH834
הִנִּ֙יחַ֙hi.Ni.achhe had leftH5117
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanNebuzaradanH5018
רַב\־rav-[the] chief ofH7227
טַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.Chim[the] bodyguardsH2876
אֶת\־'et-withH854
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huGedaliahH1436
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamAhikamH296
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁפָ֑ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּר֖וּךְba.RukhBaruchH1263
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נֵרִיָּֽהוּ\׃ne.ri.Ya.huNeriahH5374

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Cross references for Jeremiah 43:6

  • Jeremiah 39:10

    But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

  • Jeremiah 40:7

    Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

  • Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

    For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

  • Jeremiah 41:10

    Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

  • Lamentations 3:1

    I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

  • Jeremiah 52:10

    And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

  • John 21:18

    Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king's.
41:10; 52:10
every.
39:10; 40:7
Jeremiah.
Ec 9:1,2; La 3:1; Joh 21:18

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Context

  • Jeremiah 43:5

    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 43:6

    Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan 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.

  • Jeremiah 43:7

    So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.

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Jeremiah 43:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A hombres, y mujeres, y niños, y á las hijas del rey, y á toda alma que había dejado Nabuzaradán capitán de la guardia con Gedalías hijo de Ahicam hijo de Saphán, y á Jeremías profeta, y á Baruch hijo de Nerías;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les hommes forts, et les femmes, et les petits enfants, et les filles du roi, et toutes les âmes que Nebuzaradan, chef des gardes, avait laissées avec Guedalia, fils d’Akhikam, fils de Shaphan, et Jérémie le prophète, et Baruc, fils de Nérija;
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Männer und die Weiber und die Kinder und die Königstöchter, und alle Seelen, welche Nebusaradan, der Oberste der Trabanten, bei Gedalja, dem Sohne Achikams, des Sohnes Schaphans, zurückgelassen hatte, und auch den Propheten Jeremia und Baruk, den Sohn Nerijas;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
viros, et mulieres, et parvulos, et filias regis, et omnem animam quam reliquerat Nabuzardan princeps militiæ cum Godolia filio Ahicam filii Saphan, et Jeremiam prophetam, et Baruch filium Neriæ: