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Jeremiah 41:4

What does Jeremiah 41:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 41:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it cometh to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death, (and no one hath known,)

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

Context

v.3Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.

v.4This passage

v.5that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 52:1

    Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

  • 1 Samuel 27:11

    And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

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