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Jeremiah 40:11 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 40:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 40 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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;”
Jeremiah 40:11 (KJV)
Historical Context for Jeremiah 40:11
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Commentary on Jeremiah 40:11
The return of Jewish refugees from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and 'all the countries' demonstrates the spreading news of stability under Gedaliah's governorship and validates Jeremiah's message that survival lay in submission to Babylon rather than flight or resistance. These Jews had fled before or during Jerusalem's siege, seeking safety in neighboring territories. Their willingness to return shows they perceived greater security in Judah under Babylonian oversight than as refugees in foreign lands. The verb 'returned' (shuv) carries theological weight throughout Jeremiah—it's the standard term for ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 40:11
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“be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.”
“and stamped with the feet”
“and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash”
“and has greatly offended”
“and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.”
“and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds”
“in the day that strangers carried away his substance”
“And Israel abode in Shittim”
“and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity”
“Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.”