Passage Research
Jeremiah 40 — Sermon Preparation
After the fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah joins Gedaliah at Mizpah, and survivors from scattered communities begin to gather around the new governor. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 40, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 365 / 132
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 40 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גְּדַּלְיָה | Gᵉdalyâh | H1436 | 11 | Gedaljah |
| אֲחִיקָם | ʼĂchîyqâm | H296 | 7 | Achikam |
| בָּבֶל | Bâbel | H894 | 8 | Babel, Babylonia |
| מִצְפֶּה | Mitspeh | H4708 | 4 | Mitspeh |
| קָרֵחַ | Qârêach | H7143 | 4 | Kareach |
| יוֹחָנָן | Yôwchânân | H3110 | 4 | Jochanan |
| יִשְׁמָעֵאל | Yishmâʻêʼl | H3458 | 4 | Jishmael |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 40, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“15. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? 15. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 4, on Jeremiah 40:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Jer 40:1
- Jerusalem— Jer 40:1
- Ramah 1— Jer 40:1
- Chaldea— Jer 40:10
- Mizpah 3— Jer 40:10
- Ammon— Jer 40:11
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