Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 40

This is a parallel-text biblical scripture presentation, displaying the same passage from the Book of Jeremiah across four manuscript traditions simultaneously: the King James Version (with Strong's concordance numbers), the Septuagint (ancient Greek), the Tanakh (Hebrew Masoretic Text), and the Latin Vulgate. The KJV and Hebrew columns cover Jeremiah 40:1–16, narrating Jeremiah's release from Babylonian captivity by the commander Nebuzaradan, who offers him a remarkable choice to go to Babylon under royal protection or remain in the ruined land. Jeremiah opts to stay, joining the Babylonian-appointed governor Gedaliah at Mizpah, around whom scattered Jews begin to regroup. The episode ends on an ominous note: Johanan warns Gedaliah of an assassination plot by Ishmael (backed by the Ammonite king Baalis), but Gedaliah fatally dismisses the warning as slander. The Septuagint column notably diverges in content — covering restoration promises and images of bride-and-bridegroom joy — reflecting the well-documented fact that the Greek LXX Jeremiah is substantially shorter and differently ordered than the Hebrew Masoretic text. The text is of interest primarily to biblical scholars, translators, and serious students of the Hebrew Bible who want to compare how ancient textual traditions render the same narrative moment.

Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 40

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