The word that came] including the history which follows. No prophetic utterance comes till Jeremiah 42:9. To the Jews history and prophecy were intimately connected; e.g. they included most of the historical books of the Bible under the title of Prophets.
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Jeremiah 40:1
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chainsa among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.