Jeremiah 41:15
What does Jeremiah 41:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 41:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, got away from Johanan, with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Ishmael son of Nethaniah hath escaped, with eight men, from the presence of Johanan, and he goeth unto the sons of Ammon.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men, from the face of Johanan, and went to the children of Ammon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
Context
v.14So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
v.15This passage
v.16Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 28:17
A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
- Acts 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
- 2 Kings 25:25
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
- Jeremiah 41:2
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
- Job 21:30
That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
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