Jeremiah 40:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 40:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 40:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 40:1 — KJV
“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. chains: or, manicles”
— Jeremiah 40:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 40:1 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 40:1
“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 40:1: lord, after, carried
“Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 40:1: word, jeremiah, let
“Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. of the king: Heb. which were the king's fetters: or, chains”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 40:1: lord, captain, bound
“Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 40:1: word, jeremiah, lord
“Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 40:1: nebuzaradan, captain, guard
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