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Jeremiah 41:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s…” at Jeremiah 41:10 as part of “Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Others at Mizpah.”
Hospitality at Mizpah becomes a massacre
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 41:1–10. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 41:1–10
Read Jeremiah 41:10 with 41:1–10. By itself, “Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A royal descendant kills the governor and Judean and Babylonian companions, deceives mourners, fills a cistern with bodies, and takes captives.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Others at Mizpah” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: A royal descendant kills the governor and Judean and Babylonian companions, deceives mourners, fills a cistern with bodies, and takes captives. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s…” at Jeremiah 41:10 as part of “Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Others at Mizpah.”
What Remains True
No metaphor or theological explanation makes abuse, humiliation, torture, sexual violence, or victim blame acceptable. In Jeremiah 41:10, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s…” at Jeremiah 41:10 as part of “Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Others at Mizpah.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 41:1–10 — Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Others at MizpahSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 41:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 41:1–10
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NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 41:1–10
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