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Jeremiah
Remains in Judah |
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| Jeremiah 40:1 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:2 |
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Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah
and said to him, "The LORD your God promised this calamity against this place;
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| Jeremiah 40:3 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:4 |
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"But now, behold, I am freeing you today from
the chains which are on your hands. If you would prefer to come with me to Babylon,
come along, and I will look after you; but if you would prefer not to come with
me to Babylon, never mind. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it
seems good and right for you to go." |
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| Jeremiah 40:5 |
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As Jeremiah was still not going back, he 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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:6 |
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Then Jeremiah went to Mizpah to Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land. |
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| Jeremiah 40:7 |
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Now all the commanders 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 children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been
exiled to Babylon. |
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| Jeremiah 40:8 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:9 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:10 |
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"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." |
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| Jeremiah 40:11 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:12 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:13 |
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Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders
of the forces that were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah |
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| Jeremiah 40:14 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 40:15 |
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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?"
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| Jeremiah 40:16 |
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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." |
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