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[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after 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. [2] The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place; [3] 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 has come on you. [4] Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.” [5] Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “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. [6] Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land. [7] 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, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon, [8] then 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 came to Gedaliah to Mizpah. [9] 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 will be well with you. [10] As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” [11] 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, [12] 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 very much wine and summer fruits. [13] Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, [14] 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. [15] 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 will 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?” [16] 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.”
King James Version

Stays with the Remnant

[1] The word H1697 that came to Jeremiah H3414 from the Lord, H3068 after H310 that Nebuzar-adan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 had let him go H7971 from Ramah, H7414 when he had taken H3947 him being bound H631 in chains H246§ among H8432 all H3605 that were carried away captive H1546 of Jerusalem H3389 and Judah, H3063 which H834 were carried away captive H1540 unto H413 Babylon. H894 [2] And the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 took H3947 Jeremiah, H3414 and said H559 unto H413 him, The Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath pronounced H1696 H853 this evil H7451 upon this place. H4725 [3] Now the Lord H3068 hath brought H935 it, and done H6213 according as he hath said: H1696 because H3588 ye have sinned H2398 against the Lord, H3068 and have not obeyed H8085 his voice, H6963 therefore this thing H1697 is come upon you. [4] And now, behold, I loose H6605 thee this day H3117 from H4480 the chains H246 which were upon thine hand. H3027 If it seem good H2896 H5869 unto thee to come H935 with H854 me into Babylon, H894 come; H935 and I will look well H7760 H5869 unto thee:§ but if it seem ill H7489 H5869 unto thee to come H935 with H854 me into Babylon, H894 forbear: H2308 behold, H7200 all H3605 the land H776 is before H6440 thee: whither it seemeth H413 good H2896 and convenient H3477 H5869 for thee to go, H3212 thither go. H3212 [5] Now while he was not yet gone back, H7725 he said, Go back H7725 also to Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan, H8227 whom H834 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 hath made governor H6485 over the cities H5892 of Judah, H3063 and dwell H3427 with H854 him among H8432 the people: H5971 or go H3212 wheresoever it seemeth convenient H3477 H5869 unto H413 thee to go. H3212 So the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 gave H5414 him victuals H737 and a reward, H4864 and let him go. H7971 [6] Then went H935 Jeremiah H3414 unto H413 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 to Mizpah; H4708 and dwelt H3427 with H854 him among H8432 the people H5971 that were left H7604 in the land. H776 [7] Now when all the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 which were in the fields, H7704 even they and their men, H582 heard H8085 that the king H4428 of Babylon H894 H853 had made Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 governor H6485 in the land, H776 and had committed H6485 unto him men, H582 and women, H802 and children, H2945 and of the poor H1803 of the land, H776 of them that were not carried away captive H1540 to Babylon; H894 [8] then they came H935 to Gedaliah H1436 to Mizpah, H4708 even Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah, H5418 and Johanan H3110 and Jonathan H3129 the sons H1121 of Kareah, H7143 and Seraiah H8304 the son H1121 of Tanhumeth, H8576 and the sons H1121 of Ephai H5778 the Netophathite, H5200 and Jezaniah H3153 the son H1121 of a Maachathite, H4602 they and their men. H582 [9] And Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 sware H7650 unto them and to their men, H582 saying, H559 Fear H3372 not H408 to serve H5647§ the Chaldeans: H3778 dwell in H3427 the land, H776 and serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon, H894 and it shall be well H3190 with you. [10] As for me, behold, I will dwell H3427 at Mizpah H4709 to serve H5975 H6440 the Chaldeans, H3778 which H834 will come H935 unto H413 us: but ye, gather H622 ye wine, H3196 and summer fruits, H7019 and oil, H8081 and put H7760 them in your vessels, H3627 and dwell H3427 in your cities H5892 that ye have taken. H8610 [11] Likewise when all the Jews H3064 that were in Moab, H4124 and among the Ammonites, H5983 and in Edom, H123 and that were in all the countries, H776 heard H8085 that the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had left H5414 a remnant H7611 of Judah, H3063 and that he had set H6485 H853 over H5921 them Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan; H8227 [12] even all the Jews H3064 returned out H7725 of all places H4725 whither they were driven, H5080 and came H935 to the land H776 of Judah, H3063 to Gedaliah, H1436 unto H413 Mizpah, H4708 and gathered H622 wine H3196 and summer fruits H7019 very H3966 much. H7235

Murder of the Governor

[13] Moreover Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah, H7143 and all the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 that were in the fields, H7704 came H935 to Gedaliah H1436 to Mizpah, H4708 [14] and said H559 unto H413 him, Dost thou certainly H3045 know H3045 that Baalis H1185 the king H4428 of the Ammonites H1121 H5983 hath sent H7971 H853 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 to slay H5221 H5315 thee?§ But Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 believed H539 them not. [15] Then Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 spake H559 to Gedaliah H1436 in Mizpah H4709 secretly, H5643 saying, H559 Let me go, H3212 I pray thee, and I will slay H5221 H853 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah, H5418 and no man H376 shall know H3045 it: wherefore should he slay H5221 H5315 thee, that all the Jews H3064 which are gathered H6908 unto H413 thee should be scattered, H6327 and the remnant H7611 in Judah H3063 perish? H6 [16] But Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 said H559 unto H413 Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah, H7143 Thou shalt not do H6213 H853 this H2088 thing: H1697 for H3588 thou speakest H1696 falsely H8267 of Ishmael. H3458

Footnotes

  1. § 40:1 Or, manicles [error in location of symbol in marginal notes. The symbol should be for the word chains and not captain]
  2. § 40:4 Heb. I will set mine eye upon thee
  3. § 40:9 Heb. to stand before. And so verse 10
  4. § 40:14 Heb. to strike thee in soul?
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 ὁ G3588 γενόμενος G1096 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ιερεμιαν G2408 ὕστερον G5305 μετὰ G3326 τὸ G3588 ἀποστεῖλαι G649 αὐτὸν G846 Ναβουζαρδαν τὸν G3588 ἀρχιμάγειρον τὸν G3588 ἐκ G1537 Δαμαν ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 λαβεῖν G2983 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 χειροπέδαις ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 ἀποικίας Ιουδα τῶν G3588 ἠγμένων G71 εἰς G1519 Βαβυλῶνα. G897 [2] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 ἀρχιμάγειρος καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 ἐλάλησεν G2980 τὰ G3588 κακὰ G2556 ταῦτα G5023 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 τόπον G5117 τοῦτον, G5126 [3] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 κύριος, G2962 ὅτι G3754 ἡμάρτετε G264 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠκούσατε G191 αὐτοῦ G846 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς. G5456 [4] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἔλυσά G3089 σε G4571 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 χειροπέδων τῶν G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 χεῖράς G5495 σου· G4675 εἰ G1487 καλὸν G2570 ἐναντίον G1726 σου G4675 ἐλθεῖν G2064 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ G1699 εἰς G1519 Βαβυλῶνα, G897 ἧκε, G2240 καὶ G2532 θήσω G5087 τοὺς G3588 ὀφθαλμούς G3788 μου G3450 ἐπὶ G1909 σέ· G4571 [5] ‡εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 μή, G3361 ἀπότρεχε καὶ G2532 ἀνάστρεψον G390 πρὸς G4314 Γοδολιαν υἱὸν G5207 Αχικαμ υἱοῦ G5207 Σαφαν, ὃν G3739 κατέστησεν G2525 βασιλεὺς G935 Βαβυλῶνος G897 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Ιουδα, καὶ G2532 οἴκησον G3611 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Ιουδα· εἰς G1519 ἅπαντα G537 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθὰ G18 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 σου G4675 τοῦ G3588 πορευθῆναι G4198 πορεύου. G4198 Καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 ἀρχιμάγειρος δῶρα G1435 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 αὐτόν. G846 [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθεν G2064 πρὸς G4314 Γοδολιαν εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τοῦ G3588 καταλειφθέντος G2641 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ. G1093 [7] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἤκουσαν G191 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἡγεμόνες G2232 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως G1411 τῆς G3588 ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ, G68 αὐτοὶ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 αὐτῶν, G846 ὅτι G3754 κατέστησεν G2525 βασιλεὺς G935 Βαβυλῶνος G897 τὸν G3588 Γοδολιαν ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 καὶ G2532 παρεκατέθετο αὐτῷ G846 ἄνδρας G435 καὶ G2532 γυναῖκας G1135 αὐτῶν, G846 οὓς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἀπῴκισεν εἰς G1519 Βαβυλῶνα. G897 [8] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθεν G2064 πρὸς G4314 Γοδολιαν εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα Ισμαηλ υἱὸς G5207 Ναθανιου καὶ G2532 Ιωαναν G2490 υἱὸς G5207 Καρηε καὶ G2532 Σαραιας υἱὸς G5207 Θαναεμεθ καὶ G2532 υἱοὶ G5207 Ωφε τοῦ G3588 Νετωφατι καὶ G2532 Ιεζονιας υἱὸς G5207 τοῦ G3588 Μοχατι, αὐτοὶ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 αὐτῶν. G846 [9] ‡Καὶ G2532 ὤμοσεν G3660 αὐτοῖς G846 Γοδολιας καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἀνδράσιν G435 αὐτῶν G846 λέγων G3004 Μὴ G3361 φοβηθῆτε G5399 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τῶν G3588 παίδων G3816 τῶν G3588 Χαλδαίων· G5466 κατοικήσατε G2730 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐργάσασθε G2038 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Βαβυλῶνος, G897 καὶ G2532 βέλτιον G957 ἔσται G2071 ὑμῖν· G5213 [10] ‡καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 κάθημαι G2521 ἐναντίον G1726 ὑμῶν G5216 εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα στῆναι G2476 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 τῶν G3588 Χαλδαίων, G5466 οἳ G3739 ἂν G302 ἔλθωσιν G2064 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς, G5209 καὶ G2532 ὑμεῖς G5210 συναγάγετε G4863 οἶνον G3631 καὶ G2532 ὀπώραν G3703 καὶ G2532 συναγάγετε G4863 ἔλαιον G1637 καὶ G2532 βάλετε G906 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ἀγγεῖα G30 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 οἰκήσατε G3611 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πόλεσιν, G4172 αἷς G3739 κατεκρατήσατε. [11] ‡Καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 Ιουδαῖοι G2453 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Μωαβ καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 υἱοῖς G5207 Αμμων καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Ιδουμαίᾳ G2401 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 ἤκουσαν G191 ὅτι G3754 ἔδωκεν G1325 βασιλεὺς G935 Βαβυλῶνος G897 κατάλειμμα G2640 τῷ G3588 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 ὅτι G3754 κατέστησεν G2525 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 τὸν G3588 Γοδολιαν υἱὸν G5207 Αχικαμ, [12] ‡καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 πρὸς G4314 Γοδολιαν εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Ιουδα εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα καὶ G2532 συνήγαγον G4863 οἶνον G3631 καὶ G2532 ὀπώραν G3703 πολλὴν G4183 σφόδρα G4970 καὶ G2532 ἔλαιον. G1637 [13] ‡Καὶ G2532 Ιωαναν G2490 υἱὸς G5207 Καρηε καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἡγεμόνες G2232 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως G1411 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀγροῖς G68 ἦλθον G2064 πρὸς G4314 Γοδολιαν εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα [14] ‡καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Εἰ G1487 γνώσει G1108 γινώσκεις G1097 ὅτι G3754 Βελισα βασιλεὺς G935 υἱῶν G5207 Αμμων ἀπέστειλεν G649 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 τὸν G3588 Ισμαηλ πατάξαι G3960 σου G4675 ψυχήν; G5590 Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐπίστευσεν G4100 αὐτοῖς G846 Γοδολιας. [15] ‡Καὶ G2532 Ιωαναν G2490 εἶπεν G2036 τῷ G3588 Γοδολια κρυφαίως ἐν G1722 Μασσηφα Πορεύσομαι G4198 δὴ G1211 καὶ G2532 πατάξω G3960 τὸν G3588 Ισμαηλ καὶ G2532 μηθεὶς G3367 γνώτω, G1097 μὴ G3361 πατάξῃ G3960 σου G4675 ψυχὴν G5590 καὶ G2532 διασπαρῇ G1289 πᾶς G3956 Ιουδα οἱ G3588 συνηγμένοι G4863 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 καὶ G2532 ἀπολοῦνται G622 οἱ G3588 κατάλοιποι G2645 Ιουδα. [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Γοδολιας πρὸς G4314 Ιωαναν G2490 Μὴ G3361 ποιήσῃς G4160 τὸ G3588 πρᾶγμα G4229 τοῦτο, G5124 ὅτι G3754 ψευδῆ G5571 σὺ G4771 λέγεις G3004 περὶ G4012 Ισμαηλ.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 40:1 Originally verse 47:1.
  2. ‡ 40:2 Originally verse 47:2.
  3. ‡ 40:3 Originally verse 47:3.
  4. ‡ 40:4 Originally verse 47:4.
  5. ‡ 40:5 Originally verse 47:5.
  6. ‡ 40:6 Originally verse 47:6.
  7. ‡ 40:7 Originally verse 47:7.
  8. ‡ 40:8 Originally verse 47:8.
  9. ‡ 40:9 Originally verse 47:9.
  10. ‡ 40:10 Originally verse 47:10.
  11. ‡ 40:11 Originally verse 47:11.
  12. ‡ 40:12 Originally verse 47:12.
  13. ‡ 40:13 Originally verse 47:13.
  14. ‡ 40:14 Originally verse 47:14.
  15. ‡ 40:15 Originally verse 47:15.
  16. ‡ 40:16 Originally verse 47:16.