Jeremiah 39:14 meaning and explanation

had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

Jeremiah 39:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah had spent the siege confined in the courtyard of the guard, suspected of siding with Babylon. Now that Jerusalem has fallen, the Babylonian officers follow Nebuchadnezzar's order to protect him and hand him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, a Judean official chosen to govern the ruined land.

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