Jeremiah 39:14

The Passion Translation

dispatched some men to bring me from the courtyard of the guardhouse. They entrusted me to the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam, grandson of Shaphan, and told him to make sure I get home safely. And so, I stayed with the people who remained in Judah.

Cross References

Psalm 105:19

God’s promise to Joseph purged his character until it was time for his dreams to come true.

Jeremiah 26:22

King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Achbor to Egypt with others,

Jeremiah 26:24

Nevertheless Jeremiah escaped execution—but only because Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, protected him and would not allow him to be handed over to the furious crowd.

Jeremiah 32:2

At that time, the Babylonian army was attacking Jerusalem, and I was confined in the king’s palace guardhouse.

Jeremiah 37:21

So King Zedekiah gave orders to confine me to the palace guardhouse. Each day a loaf of bread from the bakery was given to me until all the bread of the city was gone. So I remained there in the palace courtyard.

Jeremiah 38:13

So they hauled me up from the cistern and pulled me out, and I remained in confinement in the palace guardhouse.

Jeremiah 38:28

And so, I remained confined in the palace guardhouse until the tragic day Jerusalem was captured.

Jeremiah 39:13

Nebuzaradan the field general, Nebushazban the chief palace official, and Nergal-Sharezer a high official, along with the other officers of King Nebuchadnezzar,

Jeremiah 39:15

While I was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, Yahweh spoke to me and said,

Jeremiah 40:1

The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah. I was bound with chains and led away along with all the other people from Jerusalem and Judah that the Babylonians were taking as prisoners to Babylon. When we got to Ramah, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, realized what had happened to me and released me.

Jeremiah 40:5

However, before I turned to leave, Nebuzaradan added, “Have you thought about staying with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor over the towns of Judah? You could stay with him among the people or go anywhere else you think best.” With that, Nebuzaradan gave me a gift and ample provisions for my journey and let me go.

Jeremiah 40:6

I decided to stay with my people in the land of Judah, so I went to live near Gedaliah in Mizpah.

Jeremiah 40:7

There were still some Judean forces in the open country. Their captains heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor of Judah and made him responsible for everyone, including the poor, who had not been deported to Babylon.

Jeremiah 41:1

But in the seventh month of that same year, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and grandson of Elishama, came to Mizpah with ten of his soldiers. He had been one of the king’s officials and was a member of the royal family. Ishmael and his men had a meal together with Gedaliah in Mizpah.