Jeremiah 39:14

Translations

Modern

…had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

Traditional

Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

Literal

…and they sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard, and they gave him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, to bring him forth to the house. And he dwelt in the midst of the people.

Latin

…miserunt, et tulerunt Jeremiam de vestibulo carceris, et tradiderunt eum Godoliæ filio Ahicam filii Saphan, ut intraret in domum, et habitaret in populo.

Original

Hebrew

English

…had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

Notes

Jeremiah 39:11–14

We do not fully know how Nebuchadnezzar learned about Jeremiah urging the king to surrender to Babylon. Perhaps Jeremiah's messages to the exiles (Jeremiah 29; see 40:2–3) reached him.

Jeremiah 39:11–44:30

These chapters describe what happened after Jerusalem's destruction, focusing on how it impacted Jeremiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II God Protects His Servant

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 38:28
And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
2 Kings 25:22–25
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 26:24
Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
2 Kings 22:12
…and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Psalm 105:19
…until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
Jeremiah 39:15
And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
Jeremiah 38:13
…and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Jeremiah 40:1–41:3
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

People

Ahikam: Son of Shaphan, protected Jeremiah from death Gedaliah: Appointed governor of Judah by Babylonians; assassinated by Ishmael Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Shaphan: Scribe during the reign of King Josiah

Glossary

Ahikam Book of Jeremiah Guard, Courtyard of the Jeremiah (Person) Shaphan

Topics

Ahikam: Son of Shaphan Gedaliah: Jeremiah Committed to the Care of Jeremiah: The Prophet: Nebuchadnezzar Directs the Release of Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan): Protects Jeremiah Prisoners: Jeremiah Shaphan: The Father of Ahikam and the Grandfather of Gedaliah

Jeremiah 39:14

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