Jeremias 40:3

3 Agora o SENHOR a cumpriu e fez o que tinha prometido. Tudo isso aconteceu porque vocês pecaram contra o SENHOR e não lhe obedeceram.

Jeremias 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.

Jeremias 40:3 In-Context

1 O SENHOR dirigiu a palavra a Jeremias depois que o comandante da guarda imperial, Nebuzaradã, o libertou em Ramá. Ele tinha encontrado Jeremias acorrentado no meio de todos os cativos de Jerusalém e de Judá que estavam sendo levados para o exílio na Babilônia.

2 Quando o comandante da guarda encontrou Jeremias, disse-lhe: “Foi o SENHOR, o seu Deus, que determinou esta desgraça para este lugar.

3 Agora o SENHOR a cumpriu e fez o que tinha prometido. Tudo isso aconteceu porque vocês pecaram contra o SENHOR e não lhe obedeceram.

4 Mas hoje eu o liberto das correntes que prendem as suas mãos. Se você quiser, venha comigo para a Babilônia e eu cuidarei de você; se, porém, não quiser, pode ficar. Veja! Toda esta terra está diante de você; vá para onde achar melhor”.

5 Contudo, antes de Jeremias se virar para partir, Nebuzaradã acrescentou: “Volte a Gedalias, filho de Aicam, neto de Safã, a quem o rei da Babilônia nomeou governador sobre as cidades de Judá, e viva com ele entre o povo, ou vá para qualquer outro lugar que desejar”.Então o comandante lhe deu provisões e um presente, e o deixou partir.