The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. MOT QUI EST VENU - le... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. LE SEIGNEUR TON DIEU A PRONONCÉ CE MAL SUR CE LIEU. Les Babyloniens étaient dans une certaine mesure conscients, à travers les prophéties de Jérémie (Jérémie 39:11), qu'ils... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. VOUS AVEZ PÉCHÉ - (note, Jérémie 40:1). Son discours s'adresse aussi bien aux Juifs qu'à Jérémie. Dieu fait témoigner p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemet... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. MIZPAH - à Benjamin, au nord-ouest de Jérusalem (Jérémie 41:5 - Jérémie 41:6; Jérémie 41:9). Pas la Mitspa de Galaad, au-delà de la Jordanie (Juges 10:17). Jérémie a montr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 awa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. NETOPHATHITE - de Netophah, une ville de Juda... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. NE CRAIGNEZ RIEN - ils avaient peur de ne pas obtenir le pardon des Chaldéens pour leurs a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. MIZPAH - se trouvant sur le chemin entre Babylone et Juda, et donc, pratique po... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_LIKEWISE WHEN ALL THE JEWS THAT WERE IN MOAB, AND AMONG THE AMMONITES, AND IN EDOM, AND THAT WERE IN ALL THE COUNTRIES, HEARD THAT THE KING OF BABYLON HAD LEFT A REMNANT OF JUDAH, AND THAT HE HAD SET OVER THEM GEDALIAH THE SON OF AHIKAM THE SON OF SHAPHAN;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. JUIFS ... À MOAB - qui y avaient fui à l'approche des Chaldéens. Dieu tempéra ainsi la sévérité de sa vengeance, afin de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, DANS LES CHAMPS - pas dans la ville, mais dispersés dans le pays (Jérémie 40:7).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. BAALIS - appelé de l'idole Baal, comme c'était souvent le cas dans les noms païens. AMMONITES. C'est donc ver... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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 PE... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. TU PARLES FAUSSEMENT - un mystère de providence, que Dieu doit permettre aux justes, malgré l'avertissement, de se précipiter ainsi dans le piège qui leur est t... [ Continuer la lecture ]