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Jeremiah 40:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 40:10

Verse 10 of 16

Scripture focus

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.

Jeremiah 40:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 40:10

Theological / Devotional

Gather ye wine. This places this incident in the fall of the year. Since the owners of the fields, vineyards, and olive orchards had been taken captive to Babylon, Gedaliah offered the “captains” these products to meet their immediate needs and to provide food for the approaching winter season.

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