Jeremías 40:3

3 y ahora el SEÑOR ha cumplido sus amenazas. Todo esto les ha pasado porque pecaron contra el SEÑOR y desobedecieron su voz.

Jeremías 40:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 40:3

Now the Lord hath brought [it], and done according as he hath
said
As he purposed, so it came to pass; as he foretold by his prophet, so it was brought about by his providence. This Heathen captain acknowledges the hand of the Lord in all this; and suggests, that his master, the king of Babylon, himself, and the rest of the generals, were only instruments the Lord made use of; which is very piously as well as wisely said; and more is here acknowledged by him than by the Jews themselves; who were not willing to believe that God had determined evil against them, or would bring it on them; at least, this they did not care to believe and own before, whatever they did now; he goes on to observe the cause of all this: because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice,
therefore this thing is come upon you;
meaning not Jeremiah particularly, but his countrymen; and perhaps he might turn himself to, and address, the captives that were before him. Here he vindicates the justice of God; and ascribes the ruin of this people, not to the valour of Nebuchadnezzar and his captains; nor to the strength, and courage, and skilfulness of his army; or to any righteousness and merits of the king of Babylon; or to the justness of his cause; but to the sins of the people.

Jeremías 40:3 In-Context

1 La palabra del SEÑOR vino a Jeremías después de que Nabuzaradán, el comandante de la guardia, lo había dejado libre en Ramá. Allí lo había encontrado Nabuzaradán preso y encadenado, entre todos los cautivos de Judá y Jerusalén que eran deportados a Babilonia.

2 El comandante de la guardia tomó aparte a Jeremías, y le dijo: «El SEÑOR tu Dios decretó esta calamidad para este lugar,

3 y ahora el SEÑOR ha cumplido sus amenazas. Todo esto les ha pasado porque pecaron contra el SEÑOR y desobedecieron su voz.

4 No obstante, hoy te libero de las cadenas que te sujetan las manos. Si quieres venir conmigo a Babilonia, ven, que yo te cuidaré. Pero si no quieres, no lo hagas. Mira, tienes ante tus ojos toda la tierra: ve adonde más te convenga».

5 Como Jeremías no se decidía, Nabuzaradán añadió: «Vuelve junto a Guedalías hijo de Ajicán, nieto de Safán, a quien el rey de Babilonia ha nombrado gobernador de las ciudades de Judá, y vive con él y con tu pueblo, o ve adonde más te convenga».