Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 39:14

14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: So he dwelt among the people .

The King of Bab[illegible: 1 letter]lons Officers were very Religious to their Princes order, and take the Prophet out of Prison, for the latter part of the 14 ver. it seems but an anticipation of what we shall find related more fully, and particularly chap. 40. or else so ought to be translated yet, as appeareth from the first verse of the next Chapter, from whence it is plain that the Prophet was also bo[illegible: 2 letters]d in chains, amongst them that were carried away captive; and not discharged until he came at Ramah, which probably might be in that hurry of affairs, though the Princes at first freed him from prison, the under Officers not so diligently observing their special charge relating to Ieremiah, the neglect of which the Captain of the Guard observing when he came as far as Ramah himself took care in it, as we shall find chap. 40. after which upon his choice, he was committed to Gedaliah the son of A[illegible: 1 letter]ikam whom the King of Babylon made Governour over the Country.