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Jeremiah 43:6
the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator lists the complete group relocated to Egypt by Johanan son of Kareah and the army commanders after Gedaliah’s assassination.
The words — הַגְּבָרִים (ha-g'varim) specifies the adult men or warriors, and הַטַּף (ha-taf) designates the children or dependents, together marking the full demographic scope of the departure.
The thread — The roster recalls Nebuzaradan’s earlier partial preservation of the landless in Jeremiah 39:10 and links to the commanders’ report in Jeremiah 40:7, directly preceding their forced march to Tahpanhes in Jeremiah 43:7.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note that every social class and prophetic witness left together, demonstrating that the move to Egypt was a coordinated act of disobedience rather than a fragmented survival effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 39:10 But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
- Jeremiah 40:7 When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
- Ecclesiastes 9:1 So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
- Jeremiah 41:10 Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
- Lamentations 3:1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
- Jeremiah 52:10 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.
- John 21:18 Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”