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Jeremiah 40:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Jeremiah 40:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 40:7

Theological / Devotional

The captains. The leaders of isolated units of the Jewish army that were “in the fields,” who now realized that further opposition to the Babylonians was futile. Therefore nothing remained for them but to seek protection from Gedaliah.

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