they sent] Or, gave order to have him taken out of prison, (where he then was, Chap. 38. 28.) set at libertie, and commended to Gedaliah: which yet, it seemeth, was not so carefully put in execution till afterward, Chap. 40. 1, 4. and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison and committed him] Or, to take, &c. and to commit him as Joshua 24:9. Malachi 1:9. unto Gedaliah] Whom the King of Babylon had made governour of the people left in the land, 2 Kings 25:22. Chap. 40. 5. the sonne of Ahikam] Who before delivered Jeremiah out of the hands of those that sought his life, Chap. 26. 24. that he should carry him home] To Anathoth, whence he was, Chap. 1. 1. so he dwelt among the people] Or, yet he abode still, or, stayed (as Deuteronomy 9:9. Chap. 38. 13. 28.) among the rest of the people: with whom, through the negligence of those, to whom the charge concerning him was committed, though let out of prison with such others as were found there, yet not loosed from his bands, he was carried in chains to Ramath, Chap. 40. 1.