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Jeremiah, Chapter 40

¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. ² Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God promised this calamity against this place; ³ and the LORD has brought it on and done just as He promised. Because you people sinned against the LORD and did not listen to His voice, therefore this thing has happened to you. ⁴ But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If^a Lit it is good in your eyesyou would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will^b Lit set my eyes onlook after you; but if^c Lit it is evil in your eyesyou would prefer not to come with me to Babylon,^d Lit refrain!never mind. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.” ⁵ As^e Lit heJeremiah was still not going back,^f I.e. Nebuzaradanhe said, “Go on back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go anywhere it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a ration and a gift and let him go. ⁶ Then Jeremiah went to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.	1 Jer 39:9 Jer 39:11 Jer 31:15 Act 12:6 Act 12:7 Act 21:13 Act 28:20 Eph 6:20 2 Lev 26:14-38 Deu 28:15-68 Deu 29:24-28 Deu 31:17 Deu 32:19-25 Jer 22:8 Jer 22:9 3 Jer 50:7 Dan 9:11 Rom 2:5 4 Jer 39:11 Jer 39:12 Gen 13:9 Gen 20:15 Gen 47:6 5 Jer 39:14 Ki2 25:23 Jer 52:34 Ki2 8:7-9 6 Jdg 20:1 Jdg 21:1 Sa1 7:5 Ch2 16:6 Jer 39:14
⁷ Now all the^g Or princescommanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women and^h Lit infantschildren, those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon. ⁸ So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, both they and their men. ⁹ Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you. ¹⁰ Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.” ¹¹ Likewise, also all the Jews who were in Moab and among the sons of Ammon and in Edom and who were in all the other countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant for Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan. ¹² Then all the Jews returned from all the places to which they had been driven away and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered in wine and summer fruit in great abundance.	7 Ki2 25:23 Jer 39:10 Jer 52:16 8 Jer 40:14 Jer 41:2 Jer 40:13 Jer 40:15 Jer 42:1 Jer 43:2 Sa2 23:28 Sa2 23:29 Ezr 2:22 Neh 7:26 Jer 42:1 Deu 3:14 Jos 12:5 Sa2 10:6 Sa2 10:8 9 Sa1 20:16 Sa1 20:17 Ki2 25:24 Jer 27:11 Jer 38:17-20 10 Deu 1:38 Ki1 10:8 Jer 35:19 Deu 16:13 Jer 39:10 Isa 16:9 Jer 40:12 Jer 48:32 11 Num 22:1 Num 25:1 Num 25:2 Isa 16:4 Jer 9:26 Sa1 11:1 Sa1 12:12 Gen 36:8 Isa 11:14 12 Jer 43:5
¹³ Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah ¹⁴ and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them. ¹⁵ Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and not a man will know! Why should he take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered and the remnant of Judah would perish?” ¹⁶ But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “Do not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”	14 Sa1 11:1-3 Sa2 10:1-6 Jer 25:21 Jer 41:10 15 Sa1 26:8 Sa2 21:17 Jer 42:2 16 Mat 10:16 Co1 13:5


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