So he called for Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders, and for all the people, from the least to the greatest.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
- KJV Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
- BSB and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
- NKJV Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
- NASB Then he called for Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him, and for all the people from the small to the great,
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Quick answer
Jeremiah summons Johanan, the captains, and all the people to hear God's answer. The whole community is gathered to receive the divine word.
Overview
Faithful to his promise, Jeremiah calls together every leader and person, from least to greatest, to deliver the LORD's message in full. His public, inclusive proclamation leaves no room for later claims of ignorance. It models the prophet's duty to declare God's word openly to all who must obey it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 42:1Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,
- Jer 40:8then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
- Jer 40:13Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
- Jer 41:11–16But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
- Jer 43:2–5then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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