Jeremiah 40:2
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 40 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah is released from chains by the Babylonian commander and given the choice to go anywhere. He chooses to stay with Gedaliah the new governor at Mizpah. Gedaliah is warned of an assassination plot against him by Ishmael but does …
Other Translations
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
And the chief of the executioners taketh Jeremiah, and saith unto him, `Jehovah thy God hath spoken this evil concerning this place,
And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
Cross References
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this …
And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast …
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and …
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land …
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this …
And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of …
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the …
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and …
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, …
The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the …