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 40:1 ¶ 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.

 40:1 ¶ The wordº thatº cameº toº Jeremiahº fromºº the LORD,º afterº thatº Nebuzaradanº the captainº of the guardº had let him goºº fromº Ramah,º when he had takenºº him being boundºº in chainsº amongº allº that were carried away captiveº of Jerusalemº and Judah,º which were carried away captiveºº unto Babylon.º

 40:2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;

 40:2 And the captainº of the guardº tookºº Jeremiah,º and saidºº untoº him, The LORDº thy Godº hath pronouncedººº thisº evilº uponº thisº place.º

 40:3 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.

 40:3 Now the LORDº hath broughtºº [it], and doneºº according asº he hath said:ºº becauseº ye have sinnedºº against the LORD,º and have notº obeyedºº his voice,º therefore thisº thingº is comeº upon you.

 40:4 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.

 40:4 And now,º behold,º I looseºº thee this dayº fromº the chainsº whichº [were] uponº thine hand.º Ifº it seem goodºº unto theeºº to comeºº withº me into Babylon,º come;ºº and I will look wellºººº untoº thee: but ifº it seem illººº unto theeºº to comeºº withº me into Babylon,º forbear:ºº behold,ºº allº the landº [is] beforeº thee: whitherº it seemethºº goodº and convenientºº for thee to go,ººº thitherº go.ººº

 40:5 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.

 40:5 Now while he was notº yetº gone back,ºº [he said], Go backºº also toº Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº the sonº of Shaphan,º whomº the kingº of Babylonº hath made governorºº over the citiesº of Judah,º and dwellºº withº him amongº the people:º orº goººº wheresoeverºº it seemethº convenientºº unto thee to go.ººº So the captainº of the guardº gaveºº him victualsº and a reward,º and let him go.ºº

 40:6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

 40:6 Then wentºº Jeremiahº untoº Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº to Mizpah;º and dweltºº withº him amongº the peopleº that were leftºº in the land.º

 40:7 ¶ 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;

 40:7 ¶ Now when allº the captainsº of the forcesº whichº [were] in the fields,º [even] theyº and their men,ºº heardºº thatº the kingº of Babylonº had madeº Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº governorºº in the land,º andº had committedºº untoº him men,ºº and women,º and children,º and of the poorºº of the land,º of them thatºº were notº carried away captiveºº to Babylon;º

 40:8 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.

 40:8 Then they cameºº toº Gedaliahº to Mizpah,º even Ishmaelº the sonº of Nethaniah,º and Johananº and Jonathanº the sonsº of Kareah,º and Seraiahº the sonº of Tanhumeth,º and the sonsº of Ephaiº the Netophathite,º and Jezaniahº the sonº of a Maachathite,º theyº and their men.ºº

 40:9 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.

 40:9 And Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº the sonº of Shaphanº swareºº unto them and to their men,ºº saying,ºº Fearºº notº to serveººº the Chaldeans:º dwellº inºº the land,º and serveººº the kingº of Babylon,º and it shall be wellºº with you.

 40:10 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.

 40:10 As for me,º behold,º I will dwellºº at Mizpahº to serveººº the Chaldeans,º whichº will comeºº untoº us: but ye,º gatherºº ye wine,º and summer fruits,º and oil,º and putºº [them] in your vessels,º and dwellºº in your citiesº thatº ye have taken.ºº

 40:11 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;

 40:11 Likewiseº when allº the Jewsº thatº [were] in Moab,º and among the Ammonites,ºº and in Edom,º and thatº [were] in allº the countries,º heardºº thatº the kingº of Babylonº had leftºº a remnantº of Judah,º and thatº he had setºº overº themº Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº the sonº of Shaphan;º

 40:12 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.

 40:12 Even allº the Jewsº returnedº outºº of allºº placesº whitherºº they were driven,ºº and cameºº to the landº of Judah,º toº Gedaliah,º unto Mizpah,º and gatheredºº wineº and summer fruitsº veryº much.ººº

 40:13 ¶ Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

 40:13 ¶ Moreover Johananº the sonº of Kareah,º and allº the captainsº of the forcesº thatº [were] in the fields,º cameºº toº Gedaliahº to Mizpah,º

 40:14 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.

 40:14 And saidºº untoº him, Dost thou certainlyºº knowºº thatº Baalisº the kingº of the Ammonitesºº hath sentººº Ishmaelº the sonº of Nethaniahº to slayººº thee? But Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº believedºº them not.º

 40:15 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?

 40:15 Then Johananº the sonº of Kareahº spakeºº toº Gedaliahº in Mizpahº secretly,º saying,ºº Let me go,ººº I pray thee,º and I will slayººº Ishmaelº the sonº of Nethaniah,º and noº manº shall knowºº [it]: whereforeº should he slayººº thee, that allº the Jewsºº which are gatheredºº untoº thee should be scattered,ºº and the remnantº in Judahº perish?ºº

 40:16 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.

 40:16 But Gedaliahº the sonº of Ahikamº saidºº untoº Johananº the sonº of Kareah,º Thou shalt notº doººº thisº thing:º forº thouº speakestºº falselyº ofº Ishmael.º