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Jeremiah 40:1
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD,
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 that were carried away captive
of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. |
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| Jeremiah 40:2 |
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And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah,
and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. |
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| Jeremiah 40:3 |
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Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according
as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed
his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. |
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| Jeremiah 40:4 |
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from
the chains which were upon thine 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 convenient for thee to go, thither go. |
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| Jeremiah 40:5 |
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Now while he was not yet gone back, he said,
Go back also 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 convenient unto thee to go. So the captain
of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. |
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| Jeremiah 40:6 |
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Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. |
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| Jeremiah 40:7 |
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Now when all the captains of the forces which
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 poor of the land, of them that were not
carried away captive to Babylon; |
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| Jeremiah 40:8 |
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Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even 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 a Maachathite, they and their men. |
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| Jeremiah 40:9 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:10 |
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As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to
serve the Chaldeans, which will 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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:11 |
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Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab,
and among the Ammonites, 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; |
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| Jeremiah 40:12 |
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Even 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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:13 |
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Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all
the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, |
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| Jeremiah 40:14 |
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And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know
that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to
slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. |
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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 slay thee, that
all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant
in Judah perish? |
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| Jeremiah 40:16 |
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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. |
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