brew, ſet thine eyes upon him z and expounded by the following words, commanded him to do him go harm, and to give or granc ro him, whatever he deſired.
13 So Nebuzar-adan thecaptain of the guard ſent, and Nebuſhasban, Rab-ſaris and Nergal-ſharezer, Rab-mag, and all the kir.g of Babylon's princes,
14 Even they ſent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of Priſon, and committed him unto Geda- liah, the ſon of Ahikam, the ſon-of Shaphan, that he ſhould carry him home: So he dwelt among the people p.
p The King of Babylor's Officers were very Religious to their Princes order, and take the Prophet our of Priſon ; for che latter part of the 14th. Verſe it ſeems by an anticipation of whar we ſhall find relared more fully, and parricalarly Ch2p. 40. or elſe ſo ouzhe ro be tranſlared yer, as appeareth from the firſt Verſe of the nexr Chapter, whence 1: is plain that the Prophet was alſo v0nd in chains, amongſt them that were carried away captive z and not diſcharged until he came ar Ramahb, which probably might bein chart hurry of Affairs, though the Princes art firſt freed him from Priſon, the under Officers not ſo diligently obſerving their ſpecial charge relating to Jeremiah, the negle& of which the Captain of the Guard obſerving when he came as far as Ramah, himlelt rook care 1n it, as we ſball find Chap. go. after which, upon his choice, he was committed to Ged4aliahrhe Sgn of Ahibkam, whom the King of Babylon made Governour over the Country.
15 < Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was ſhut up in the court of the priſon, ſaying 9,
q Theſe words let us know that theſe four Verſes ( which con- rain moſtly a Promiſe to #bedyrelech, for his kindneſs ro Jeremiats while he was in the Dungeon of Ma/chizh, of which we read, Chap. 38. 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11.) mentions a matter that happened be= fore the things mentioned 1n che fore going Verſes,
16 Goand ſheak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian r, ſaying, Thus taicth the LORD ot hoſts, the God of Iſrael, Behold, I will briag my words upon this city
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tcars. CHAP. | XE
Jeremiah being ſt free by Nebuchadnezzar, goeth to Gedaliah, 1,——6, to who the remaining Jews repair, 9——12, Jo- hanan revealing Iſhmael's Conſpiracy, 3s not believed, 13,
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Go back alfo to Gedalizh the Gn of Ahikm, the ſo: of Shaphan g, whom the King of Babylon hath inade Governou r over the Cities of Judah; and dwell wita tm among the people: or go whereſyever it ſeem- cth convenient for thee to go. So the capr2ia of the guard gave him Vierals and a Reward, and let him £0 h.
_ f Iris not much material whether we interpret the tre here men. tioned of Jeremiah or Gedaliah: if we 1nrerprer it cf J:r2mizh the ſence 1s, That before Jer2nizh was gone our of the preience of Ne@4z2r-44an, he either by his filence or by ſome declaration of 11s Mind thar is not here recorded, declaring that he was more in- clined to ſtay in his own Conntry, Nebszar-24% bid him, Go back, &c, It we underſtand it of Ge4aliah, the ſence muſt he, Becauſe Gedaliah is not to come back any more to me, Go tho! to him, &c. g We read that-the King of Bzoylon lefr Grdziizh as his Vize-Roy or Depury in Judah. What he was, more than rhe (on of Ahib2m, and Grandchild of Sha5b41, the Scripture rells us nor, only that he was left by the King of B:bylon as Ruler over the People he rhought fic ro leave, 2 Kings 25. 22. Probably he was one of them, who, during the Siege, had gone our to the Xi;
of Babylon, ro him the Captain of the Guard dicetcih the Pco- pher, bur gives him liberty ro dwell where he pleaſerh. þ So lends him away with Victuals and a Reward. Iris more thin probable, that the King of Baby!-z had heard from ſome of th1= Jews, who, during the Stege had made an efcape co his Ariny,thas the Scope of the Propher's Prophecies were for the delivery of hc City, and the Fews ſubmiſſion co himas was 5etore ſaid,
6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the fon of Aluikam, to Mizpah -, and dwelt with him amoag the People that were left in the land.
: Mizab was built by Aſa, 1 Kings 15. 22. or rather enlarged or further built, for we read of it as a City be!9nging ro the Tribe of Benjamin, Foſh. 18.25,
7 * Now when all the captains of the forces which *