Jeremiah 40:1

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The message from the Lord came to Jeremiah after he was set free at the city of Ramah. Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards, found Jeremiah in Ramah. Jeremiah was bound with chains. He was with all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah. Those captives were being taken away in captivity to Babylon.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:1

In Asa’s 36th year as king, {\cf2\super [194]} Baasha attacked the country of Judah. Baasha was the king of Israel. He went to the town of Ramah and made it into a fortress. {\cf2\super [195]} Baasha used the town of Ramah as a place to stop people from going in or coming out to King Asa of Judah.

Psalm 107:16

\{God helps us defeat our enemies.\}\par God can break down their bronze gates.\par God can shatter the iron bars on their gates.\par

Psalm 68:6

God gives lonely people a home.\par God takes his people out of prison.\par They are very happy.\par But people who turn against God,\par will stay in their hot prison.\par

Jeremiah 31:15

The Lord says:\par “A sound will be heard in Ramah.\par It will be bitter crying and\par much sadness.\par Rachel {\cf2\super [253]} will be crying for her children.\par Rachel will refuse to be comforted,\par because her children are dead.”\par

Jeremiah 39:9

A man named Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards. He took the people that were left in Jerusalem and made them captives. He carried them away to Babylon. Nebuzaradan also made those people of Jerusalem captives that had surrendered to him earlier. He made all the others of the people of Jerusalem captives and carried them away to Babylon.

Jeremiah 42:7

At the end of ten days, the message from the Lord came to Jeremiah.

Ezekiel 33:21

On the fifth day of the tenth month (January) in the twelfth year \{of exile\}, {\cf2\super [269]} a person came to me from Jerusalem. He had escaped from the battle there. He said, “The city (Jerusalem) has been taken!”

Acts 21:13

But Paul said, “Why are you crying? Why are you making me so sad? I am ready to be tied in Jerusalem. I am also ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!”

Acts 28:20

That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel. {\cf2\super [526]} ”

Ephesians 6:20

I have the work of speaking for that Good News. I am doing that now, here in prison. Pray that when I tell people that Good News I will speak without fear like I should.

Joshua 18:25

The family group of Benjamin also got Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

1 Samuel 7:17

But Samuel’s home was in Ramah. So Samuel always went back to Ramah. Samuel judged and ruled Israel from that town. And Samuel built an altar to the Lord in Ramah.