Translations
Modern
So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
Traditional
Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Literal
And Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and he dwelt with him in the midst of the people remaining in the land.
Latin
Venit autem Jeremias ad Godoliam filium Ahicam in Masphath, et habitavit cum eo in medio populi qui relictus fuerat in terra.
Original
Hebrew
English
So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
Notes
Gedaliah set up his new headquarters in Mizpah, which is eight miles north of the destroyed Jerusalem.
This passage explains what happened to Jeremiah right after Jerusalem fell.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
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
Places
Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment
Glossary
Topics
Ahikam: Son of Shaphan Gedaliah: Jeremiah Committed to the Care of Jeremiah: The Prophet: Lives at Mizpah Mizpah: Temporarily the Capitol of the Country After the People of Israel had been Carried Away Captive