Jer 40:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. captains ... in the fields-- The leaders of the Jewish army had been "scattered" throughout the country on the capture of Zedekiah ( ), in order to escape the notice of the Chaldeans.

‏ Jeremiah 40:7

7. captains ... in the fields--The leaders of the Jewish army had been "scattered" throughout the country on the capture of Zedekiah (Jr 52:8), in order to escape the notice of the Chaldeans.