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The word which
came to Jeremiah from Jehovah,
after that
Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard had let
him go
from
Ramah, when
he
had
taken
him being
bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah ,
that
were carried
away
captive
unto
Babylon.
This
is
the word that
came to Jeremiah from the
LORD
after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released
him at
Ramah, having
found
him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who
were being
exiled
to
Babylon.
And
the captain of the guard took
Jeremiah ,
and said unto
him, Jehovah
thy
God pronounced
this evil
upon
this place ;
The captain of the guard found
Jeremiah and said to
him, “The
LORD
your
God decreed
this disaster
on
this place ,
and Jehovah
hath
brought
it ,
and
done according
as he spake:
because ye
have sinned against Jehovah,
and have not obeyed his voice, therefore
this thing is
come
upon
you.
and now
the
LORD
has
fulfilled
it ;
He
has
done just
as He said.
Because you
people
have sinned against the
LORD
and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has
happened
to
you.
And
now, behold, I loose
thee
this
day
from the chains which
are
upon
thy
hand
. If it seem
good
unto
thee
to come with me into
Babylon, come, and I will look
well
unto
thee;
but if it seem
ill
unto
thee
to come with me into
Babylon, forbear:
behold
, all
the land is before thee;
whither
it seemeth
good and right unto
thee
to go
, thither
go.
But
now, behold, I am
freeing
you
today
from the chains that
were
on
your
wrists
. If it pleases
you
to come with me to
Babylon, then
come, and I will take
care
of
you.
But if it seems
wrong
to you
to
come with me to
Babylon, go
no
farther.
Look
, the whole
land is before you.
Wherever
it seems
good and right to you
, go there
. ”
Now
while
he
was
not
yet
gone
back,
Go back
then
, `said
he'
, to Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath
made
governor
over the cities of Judah, and dwell
with him among the people ;
or go wheresoever
it
seemeth
right unto
thee
to
go
. So
the captain of the guard gave him victuals
and a present,
and let
him go
.
But
before
Jeremiah
turned
to
go, Nebuzaradan
added
, “Return
to Gedaliah 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 go anywhere
else
that
seems
right. ”
Then
the captain of the guard gave him a
ration
and a gift
and released
him.
Then
went
Jeremiah unto
Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam to
Mizpah ,
and dwelt
with him among the people that
were left in the land.
So
Jeremiah went
to
Gedaliah son of Ahikam at
Mizpah and stayed
with him among the people who
were left in the land.
Now
when all the captains
of the forces
that
were
in the fields,
even
they
and
their
men,
heard that the king of Babylon had made
Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam governor
in
the land ,
and had committed
unto
him men, and
women, and children ,
and
of
the poorest of the land ,
of
them
that
were
not carried
away
captive
to Babylon ;
When all the commanders
and
men
of the armies
in the field
heard that the king of Babylon had appointed
Gedaliah son of Ahikam over
the land and that
he
had put
him in
charge
of
the
men, women, and children who
were
the poorest of the land and
had
not been
exiled
to Babylon ,
then
they came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah ,
`to
wit',
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 ,
they and their men.
they came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah —
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite —
they and their men.
And
Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware
unto
them and to
their men, saying
, Fear
not to serve the Chaldeans :
dwell
in the land ,
and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall
be
well with you.
Gedaliah son of Ahikam ,
the son of Shaphan ,
swore
an
oath
to
them and their men, assuring
them
, “Do
not be
afraid
to serve the Chaldeans .
Live
in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will
go
well with you.
As for me, behold,
I will dwell
at
Mizpah ,
to stand
before the Chaldeans that
shall
come unto
us :
but
ye
, gather ye
wine and
summer fruits
and oil, and
put
them in your vessels
, and dwell
in your
cities that
ye
have taken.
As for me, I will stay
in
Mizpah to represent
you
before the Chaldeans who
come to
us .
As
for
you
, gather wine grapes,
summer fruit,
and oil, place
them in your storage
jars
, and live
in the
cities you
have taken. ”
Likewise
when all the Jews that
were
in Moab, and
among
the
children
of
Ammon, and
in
Edom, and that
were
in
all the countries,
heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of
Judah ,
and that
he
had set
over
them
Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan ;
When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other
lands
heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in
Judah and had appointed
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan ,
over
them,
then
all the
Jews
returned out
of
all places whither
they were
driven,
and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah ,
unto
Mizpah ,
and gathered wine and summer fruits
very
much
.
they
all returned from
all the
places to
which
they had
been
banished
and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at
Mizpah .
And they
gathered an
abundance
of
wine grapes
and summer fruit
.
Moreover
Johanan the
son of Kareah ,
and all the captains
of the forces
that
were
in the fields,
came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah ,
Meanwhile,
Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders
of the armies
in the field
came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah
and said unto
him, Dost
thou
know
that Baalis the
king of the children
of
Ammon
hath
sent Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah to take thy
life? But Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam believed
them
not.
and said to
him, “Are
you
aware
that Baalis king of the Ammonites
has
sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your
life? ”
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did
not believe
them
.
Then Johanan the
son of Kareah spake
to Gedaliah in
Mizpah secretly,
saying,
Let me go ,
I
pray
thee,
and I
will
slay
Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and
no man
shall
know it :
wherefore
should he take thy
life ,
that
all the Jews
that
are
gathered unto
thee
should
be
scattered
, and
the remnant of Judah perish?
Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke
privately
to Gedaliah at
Mizpah .
“
Let me go and kill
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, ”
he
said.
“
No one
will
know it .
Why
should he take your
life and
scatter
all the people
of
Judah
who
have
gathered to
you
, so
that
the remnant of Judah would
perish? ”
But Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam said unto
Johanan the
son of Kareah, Thou
shalt
not do this
thing ;
for
thou
speakest
falsely
of
Ishmael.
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to
Johanan son of Kareah, “Do
not do such
a
thing !
What
you
are
saying
about
Ishmael is
a
lie
. ”
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