Jeremiah 40:1

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.

2 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,

3 and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan 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.
WEB
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.
ASV
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, 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 the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.
DARBY
The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him, being bound in chains, among all the captivity of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive to Babylon.
BLB
The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guards has sent him away from Ramah, when he had taken him—and he being bound in chains—in the midst of all the exile of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
ÅB
Dette er det ord som kom til Jeremias fra Herren etter at Nebusaradan, høvdingen over livvakten, hadde løslatt ham fra Rama, da han hentet ham mens han var bundet med lenker midt iblant alle de fanger fra Jerusalem og Juda som ble bortført til Babel.
OTB
Budskapet som kom til Jeremias fra Herren etter at Nebuzaradan, kommandanten for vakten, løslot ham i Rama. Han fant Jeremias bundet i lenker blant alle fangene fra Jerusalem og Juda som ble ført til Babylon.
B1930
Dette er det ord som kom til Jeremias fra Herren efterat Nebusaradan, høvdingen over livvakten, hadde løslatt ham fra Rama, da han hentet ham mens han var bundet med lenker midt iblandt alle de fanger fra Jerusalem og Juda som blev bortført til Babel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 18:25

    Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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  • Ephesians 6:20

    for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.

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  • Acts 12:6–7

    On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

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  • Jeremiah 31:15

    This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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  • Acts 21:13

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  • 1 Samuel 7:17

    Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

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  • Psalms 107:16

    For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

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  • Jeremiah 39:11–14

    Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,

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