Jeremiah 39:14

“Even they sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, etc.] Where he was, when Jerusalem was taken, (<243828>Jeremiah 38:28); and where he remained until this order came: and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; the father of this person seems to be the same who saved Jeremiah from being delivered into the hand of the people, to be put to death by them, in Jehoiakim’s reign, (<242624>Jeremiah 26:24); and he himself was doubtless a prince of Judah, that deserted to the Chaldeans during the siege, and was in esteem with them, and appointed a governor over those that were left in the land: now what is here recorded was not done immediately after Jeremiah…”

“Gedaliah--son of Ahikam, the former supporter of Jeremiah (Jer 26:24). Gedaliah was the chief of the deserters to the Chaldeans, and was set over the remnant in Judea as one likely to remain faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. His residence was at Mizpah (Jer 40:5). home--the house of Gedaliah, wherein Jeremiah might remain as in a safe asylum. As in Jer 40:1 Jeremiah is represented as "bound in chains" when he came to Ramah among the captives to be carried to Babylon, this release of Jeremiah is thought by MAURER to be distinct from that in Jer 40:5-6. But he seems first to have been released from the court of the prison and to have been taken to Ramah, still in chains, and then committed in…”

“Jeremiah was to be taken out of the court of the watch, and placed in the palace close by. He dwelt among the people - i. e., he was no longer in custody, but master of his own actions. return to 'Top of Page'”

“took: Jer 39:15, Jer 37:21, Jer 38:13, Jer 38:28, Jer 40:1-4; Psa 105:19 committed: Jer 40:5-16, Jer 41:1-3; Kg2 25:22-25 Ahikam: Jer 26:24 Jeremiah 39:15”