Jeremiah

Jeremiah 40:9–12

⁹Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans.^b Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. ¹⁰As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”

¹¹When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them, ¹²they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.

Footnotes

b 40:9 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 10

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Jeremiah 40:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֤ם	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shaphan	שָׁפָן֙	šā·p̄ān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8227 rock-badger
swore an oath	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and their men	וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם	ū·lə·’an·šê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
assuring them	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּֽירְא֖וּ	tî·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
to serve	מֵעֲב֣וֹד	mê·‘ă·ḇō·wḏ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
Live	שְׁב֣וּ	šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בָאָ֗רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and serve	וְעִבְד֛וּ	wə·‘iḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and it will go well	וְיִיטַ֥ב	wə·yî·ṭaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
with you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Jeremiah 40:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for me	וַאֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
I will	הִנְנִ֤י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
stay	יֹשֵׁב֙	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Mizpah	בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה	bam·miṣ·pāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
to represent	לַֽעֲמֹד֙	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
you before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
come	יָבֹ֖אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to us	אֵלֵ֑ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
As for you	וְאַתֶּ֡ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
gather	אִסְפוּ֩	’is·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
wine	יַ֨יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
summer fruit	וְקַ֜יִץ	wə·qa·yiṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7019 summer, summer-fruit
and oil	וְשֶׁ֗מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
place them	וְשִׂ֙מוּ֙	wə·śi·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
in your storage jars	בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם	biḵ·lê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
and live	וּשְׁב֖וּ	ū·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the cities	בְּעָרֵיכֶ֥ם	bə·‘ā·rê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5892 excitement
you have taken	תְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃	tə·p̄aś·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield

Jeremiah 40:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וְגַ֣ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
in Moab	בְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀	bə·mō·w·’āḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
Ammon	וּבִבְנֵֽי־	ū·ḇiḇ·nê-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Edom	וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם	ū·ḇe·’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
and all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the other lands	הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
heard	שָֽׁמְע֔וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֛ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
had left	נָתַ֧ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֖ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
in Judah	לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and had appointed	הִפְקִ֣יד	hip̄·qîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֥ם	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shaphan	שָׁפָֽן׃	šā·p̄ān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8227 rock-badger
over them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Jeremiah 40:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they	הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the places	הַמְּקֹמוֹת֙	ham·mə·qō·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
to which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they had been banished	נִדְּחוּ־	nid·də·ḥū-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
and came	וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the land	אֶֽרֶץ־	’e·reṣ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
at Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה	ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
And they gathered	וַיַּאַסְפ֛וּ	way·ya·’as·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
an abundance	הַרְבֵּ֥ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of wine	יַ֥יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and summer fruit	וָקַ֖יִץ	wā·qa·yiṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7019 summer, summer-fruit

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Jeremiah 40:9 Jeremiah 27:11 · 1 Samuel 20:16–17 · 2 Kings 25:24 · Jeremiah 38:17–20

Jeremiah 40:10 Jeremiah 40:12 · 2 Samuel 16:1 · Jeremiah 48:32 · Jeremiah 35:19 · Deuteronomy 1:38 · Jeremiah 39:10 · Isaiah 16:9 · Luke 21:36 · Jeremiah 40:6 · Micah 7:1 · Proverbs 22:29

Jeremiah 40:11 Isaiah 16:4

Jeremiah 40:12 Jeremiah 43:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.