the guard. See note on Jeremiah 39:9.
said. Nebuzar-adan takes all the credit to himself. Compare Jeremiah 39:11.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
evil. calamity. Hebrew. ra'a. App-44.
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 40:2
Jeremiah 40:2
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.