Verse
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Berean Standard Bible
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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.
The word which
came to Jeremiah from Yahweh,
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 ,
who were carried
away
captive
to Babylon.
The captain of the guard found
Jeremiah and said to him, “The
LORD
your God decreed
this disaster
on this place ,
The captain of the guard took
Jeremiah ,
and said to him, Yahweh
your God pronounced
this evil
on this place ;
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 Yahweh
has brought
it ,
and
done according
as he spoke:
because you have sinned against Yahweh,
and have not obeyed his voice, therefore
this thing is
come
on
you.
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, behold, I loose
you this
day
from the chains which
are
on your hand
. If it seem
good
to
you to come with me into
Babylon, come, and I will look
well
to
you ;
but if it seem
ill
to you to come with me into
Babylon, forbear:
behold
, all
the land is before you ;
where
it seems good and right to you to
go ,
there 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.
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 has made
governor
over the cities of Judah, and dwell
with him among the people ;
or go wherever
it
seems right to
you
to
go
. So
the captain of the guard gave him food
and a present,
and let
him go
.
So
Jeremiah
went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at
Mizpah and stayed
with him among the people who were left in the land.
Then
went Jeremiah
to Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam to
Mizpah ,
and lived
with him among the people who were left in the land.
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 ,
Now
when all the captains
of the forces
who
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
to
him men, and
women, and children ,
and
of
the poorest of the land ,
of
those
who
were
not carried
away
captive
to Babylon ;
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.
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.
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.
Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to
their men, saying
, Don't
be afraid to serve the Chaldeans :
dwell
in the land ,
and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall
be
well with you.
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. ”
As for me, behold,
I will dwell
at
Mizpah ,
to stand
before the Chaldeans who shall
come to us :
but
you, gather you
wine and
summer fruits
and oil, and
put
them in your vessels
, and dwell
in your
cities that
you have taken.
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,
Likewise
when all the Jews who
were
in Moab, and
among
the
children
of
Ammon, and
in
Edom, and who
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 ;
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
.
then
all the
Jews
returned out
of
all places where
they were
driven,
and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah ,
to
Mizpah ,
and gathered wine and summer fruits
very
much
.
Meanwhile,
Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders
of the armies
in the field
came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah
Moreover
Johanan the
son of Kareah ,
and all the captains
of the forces
who
were
in the fields,
came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah ,
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.
and said to him, Do
you know
that Baalis the
king of the children
of
Ammon
has sent Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam didn't
believe them.
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? ”
Then Johanan the
son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in
Mizpah secretly,
saying,
Please
let me go ,
and I
will
kill Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and
no man
shall
know it :
why should he take your life ,
that
all the Jews
who are
gathered to you should
be
scattered
, and
the remnant of Judah perish?
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
. ”
But Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam said to Johanan the
son of Kareah, You
shall
not do this
thing ;
for
you speak
falsely
of
Ishmael.
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