Ishmael murdereth Gedaliah. JEREMIAH. Before 588. heard that the king of Babylon 12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 13 Moreover, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that m Baalis the m See ch. 41. king of the Ammonites hath sent 10. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah † tot Heb. to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son strike thee of Ahikam believed them not. in soul? 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are: gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. CHAPTER XLI. 1 Ishmael, treacherously killing Gedaliah and others, purposeth with the residue to flee unto the Ammonites. 11 Johanan recovereth the captives, and mindeth to flee into Egypt. NOW it came to pass in the se venth month, a that Ishmael a 2 Kin. 25. the son of Nethaniah the son of 25. ch. 40. 6. 8. Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and bsmote Geda-b 2 Kin. 25. 3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it, 5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, cha-c Lev. 19. 27, Before CHRIST 588. Or, near 6. h ch. 40. 7. Johanan recovereth the captives. !met them, he said unto them, Como to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 7 And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.'" 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain † because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. 10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the peog ch. 43. 6. ple that were in Mizpah, & even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, h 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 dei ch. 40. 14. parted to go over to the Ammonites. k ch. 40. 7, 12 Sam. 2. 11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all k the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 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. 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. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 17 And they departed, and dwelt 25.9. 1 Sam. m 2 Sam. 19. in the habitation of m Chimnham, 37, 38. which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 6 And Ishmael the son of Netha-1. 7. niah went forth from Mizpah to + Heb. in meet them, tweeping all along as going and he went and it came to pass, as he weeping. 18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because 634 Before Their hypocrisy reproved. 13 ¶ But if n ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, The captains promise obedience. CHAPTERS XLII, XLIII. CHAPTER XLII. 1 Johanan desireth Jeremiah to inquire of God, promising obedience to his will. 7 Jeremiah assureth him of safety in Judea, 13 and destruction in Egypt. 19 He reproveth their hypocrisy, in requiring of the Lord that which they meant not. THEN all the captains of the forces, a and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but e a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us :) 3 That the LORD thy God may shew us d the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that 588. n ch. 40. 5. ch. 40. 8, CHRIST n ch. 44. 16. 13. & 41 11. Deut. 17. 16. ch. 44. qEzek. 11.8. + Heb. shall cleave after you. + Heb. So 14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread: and there will we dwell: 15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye o wholly set Pyour faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, q which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, † shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall dier by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and $ none s See ch. 44. of them shall remain or escape 14, 28. from the evil that I will bring upon them. r ch. 24. 10. e whatsoever thing the LORD shall e 1 Kings 22. t ch. 7. 20 answer you, I will declare it unto 14. you; I will keep nothing back f1 Sam. 3. from you. 18. Acts 20. u ch. 18. 16. 5 Then they said to Jeremiah, 20. g The LORD be a true and faithful g Gen. 31.50. 6. & 29. 18, witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. 6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; h that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. 7 1 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; h Deut. 6. 3. 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then i will build you, and i ch. 24. 6. & not pull you down, and I will plant 31. 28. & 33. you, and not pluck you up for I7. krepent me of the evil that I have k Deut. 32. done unto you. 36. ch. 18. 8. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: 1 for I am with you, to save 1 Is. 43. 5. and to deliver you from his Rom. 8. 31. 18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been t poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and u ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. 19 The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Ju17.dah, x go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. + Heb. testi- you. y ver. 2. ver. 17. Ezek. 6. 11. Or, to go to sojourn. lla ch. 12. 1. 20 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, y Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. 21 And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you. 22 Now therefore know certainly that z ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire || to go and to sojourn. CHAPTER XLIII. 1 Johanan, discrediting Jeremiah's prophecy, carrieth Jeremiah and others into Egypt. 8 Jeremiah prophesieth by a type the conquest of Egypt by the Babylonians. 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. JEREMIAH. Before 588. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took ball the remnant of b ch. 40. 11, Judah, that were returned from all 12. nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daugh-c ch. 41. 10. ters, and every person that Nebu-d ch. 39. 10. zaradan the captain of the guard & 40. 7. had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to eTahpanhes. 8 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brick-kiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, fmy servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. e ch. 2. 16. & 44. 1. called Hanes, Is. 30. 4. 588. ending. f ch. 25. 9.& 27. 6. See Ezek. 29. 18, 20. Before 587. for their idolatry. CHRIST THE word that came to Jere miah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at a Migdol, and at b Tahpanhes, and at c Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, a Ex. 14. 2. ch. 46. 14. b ch. 43. 7. c Is. 19. 13. d ch. 9. 11. & 34. 22. 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are d a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein; 3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went e to burn incense, and to f Deut. 13. 6. f serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. e ch. 19. 4. & 32. 17. g 2 Chr. 36. 15. ch. 7. 25. & 25. 4. & 26. 5. & 29. 19. h ch. 42. 18. i Num. 16. 38. ch. 7. 19. + Heb. out of the midst of Judah. k ch. 25. 6, 7. Ich. 42. 18. ver. 12. + Heb. wick11g And when he cometh, he g ch. 44. 13.ednesses, or, shall smite the land of Egypt, and & 46. 13. punishdeliver hsuch as are for death to h ch. 15. 2. ments, &c. death; and such as are for capti- Zech. 11. 9. vity to captivity; and such as are, for the sword to the sword. 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of i the gods of Egypt; and ich. 46. 25. he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the tim-+ Heb. staages of Beth-shemesh, that is in tues, or, the land of Egypt; and the houses standing of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. I Or, the house of the CHAPTER XLIV. Jeremiah expresseth the desolation of Judah for their idolatry. 1 He prophesieth their destruction, who commit idolatry in Egypt. 15 The obstinacy of the Jews. 20 Jeremiah threateneth them for the same, 29 and for a sign prophesieth the destruction of Egypt. 4 Howbeit, g I sent unto you all Iny servants the prophets, rising carly and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that hate. 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 Wherefore h my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day. 7 Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel'; Wherefore commit ye this great evil i against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; 8 In that ye k provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have ye forgotten the † wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem ? 10 They are not † humbled even unto this day, neither have they m feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. 11 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; n Lev. 17.10. Behold, n I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. & 20. 5, 6. ch. 21. 10. Amos 9. 4. o ch. 42. 15, 16, 17, 22. 12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the P they shall be an execration, and 587. Before CHRIST 587. Egypt's destruction foreshewn. walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; a therefore this evil is happened unto you, an astonishment, and a curse, and p ch. 42. 18.a Dan. 9. 11, as at this day. a reproach. 13 q For I will punish them that q ch. 43. 11. dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: 14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Ju dah, to the which they have a de- + Heb. lift 15 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearkens So ch. 6. unto thee. 16. 12. ¡b ch. 43. 7. c ver. 15, d Gen. 22. e Ezek. 20. f ch. 1. 10. g ver. 12. Or, frameh we plenty of victuals, and were+ Heb. well, and saw no evil. bread. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 x And when we burned incensex ch. 7. 18. to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our | men? Or, hus 20 Then Jeremiah said unto bands. all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, 21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind? 22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abcminations which ye have committed; therefore is your land yay ch. 25. 11, desolation, and an astonishment, 18, 38. and a curse, without an inhabitant, zas at this day. 23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned. against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor z ver. 6. ver. 14. Is. 27. 13. 24 Moreover, Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah b that are in the land of Egypt: 25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; c Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, d I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that e my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. 27 f Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt & shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 28 Yet ha small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know i ver. 17, 25, whose i words shall stand, † mine, or theirs. 26. + Heb. from 589. k Ps. 33. 11. 29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: 30 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, 1 ch. 46. 25,1I will give Pharaoh-hophra king 26. Ezek. 29. of Egypt into the hand of his ene3, &c. & 30. mies, and into the hand of them 21, &c. that seek his life; as I gave m Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. m ch. 39. 5. cir. 607. a ch. 36. 1, 4, 32. b Is. 5. 3. CHAPTER XLV. 1 Baruch being dismayed, 4 Jeremiah instructeth and comforteth him. THE a word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch, 3 Thou didst say, Wo is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I The defeat of Pharaoh's army, have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. JEREMIAH. Before CHRIST cir. 607. c ch. 25. 26. 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee d for a prey ind ch. 21. 9. all places whither thou goest. CHAPTER XLVI 1 Jeremiah prophesieth the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates, 13 and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar. 27 He comforteth Jacob in their chastisement. THE word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against a the Gentiles & 38. 2. & 39. 18. 2 Against Egypt, bagainst the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river 29. Fulfilled Euphrates in Carchemish, which presently. Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 3 c Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. c So ch. 51. 11, 12. Nah. 2. 1. & 3. 14. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten + Heb. down, and are † fled apace, and broken in look not back: for d fear was round pieces. about, saith the LORD. 1 Heb. fled a fight. 6 Let not the swift flee away, nord ch. 6. 25. the mighty man escape: they shall & 49. 29. e stumble, and fall toward the northe Dan. 11. by the river Euphrates. 19. and the conquest of Egypt foretold. Before bylon should come and osmite the CHRIST land of Egypt. cir. 607. o Is. 19. 1. ch. 43. 10, 11. Ezek. 29, & 30, & 32. Fulfilled cir. 571. p ver. 3, 4. q ver. 10. + Heb. multiplied the fallen. r Lev. 26. 37. s Is. 47. 4. & 48. 2. ch. 48. 15. 7 Who is this that cometh up fasf See Is. 8. 7, a flood, whose waters are moved 8. ch. 47. 2. 4. as the rivers ? 8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. will Dan. 11. 22. 9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: † the Ethiopians and + Heb. Cush. † the Libyans, that handle the Heb. Put. shield; and the Lydians, g that g Is. 66. 19. handle and bend the bow. b Is. 10. 34. 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and pub lish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, P Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. 15 Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. 16 He made many to fall, yea, rone fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. 17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed. 18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is The LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. 19 Ot thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself u to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. 20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh y out of the north. 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like † fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because z the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. 22 a The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 23 They shall b cut down her fo rest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are c Judg. 6. 5. more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. d ch. 1. 15. of his adversaries: and i the sword i Deut. 32. shall devour, and it shall be satiate 42. Is. 34. 6. and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GoD of hosts k hath ak 1s. 34. 6. sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. 11 1 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, mO virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines for thou shalt not be cured. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. 13 The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Bu Zeph. 1. 7. See Ezck.39. 17. 1 ch. 8. 22. & 51. 8. m Is. 47. 1. Heb. no cure shall be unto thee. 21. n Ezek. 30. nourisher. † Heb. Amon. e Ezek. 30. 14, 15, 16. Nah. 3. 8. f ch. 43. 12, 13. Ezek. 30. 13. ch. 44. 30. Ezek. 32. 11. h Ezek. 29. 11, 13, 14. i Is. 41. 13, 14. & 43. 5. & 44. 2. ch. 30. 10, 11. 24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of d the people of the north. 25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of e No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, f with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him : 26 g And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and h afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord. 27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. |