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Now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which are on your hand. If it seem good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well to you; but if it seem ill to you to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before you; where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.
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God's Public Vindication
Commentators explain that Jeremiah's release was a public spectacle. The Babylonian captain, Nebuzaradan, deliberately freed the prophet in front of the other captives. This act served as a powerful, public vindication of Jeremiah and a sharp rebuke to the people of Judah who had rejected his message and imprisoned him.
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Jeremiah
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 40:1–4
16th Century
Theologian
Here Jeremiah elaborates on what he had briefly touched upon before. The Hebrews were accustomed, in a few words, to state the substance of the who…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 40:4
17th Century
Pastor
And now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which
[were] upon your hands
Or…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 40:1–6
17th Century
Minister
The captain of the guard seems to exult that he had been God's instrument to fulfill what Jeremiah had been God's messenger to foretell. Many can s…