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Jeremiah 40
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Jeremiah Chooses to Remain in Judah

40This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had released him from Ramah, when he was bound in chains, along with all the exiles from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken into exile in Babylon.H1697H3414H3068H310H5018H7227H2876H7971H7414H3947H631H246H8432H1546H3389H3063H1540H894
2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "The Lord your God has predicted this disaster on this place.H7227H2876H3947H3414H559H3068H430H1696H7451H4725
3And now the Lord has brought it about and has done just as he said. Because you people sinned against the Lord and didn't obey him, this has happened to you.H3068H935H6213H1696H2398H3068H8085H6963H1697
4Now, look, I've freed you today from the chains that were on your hands. If you want to come with me to Babylon, come, and I'll look after you. But if you don't want to come with me to Babylon, don't. Look, the whole land lies before you, so go wherever it seems good and right for you to go."H6605H3117H246H3027H2896H5869H935H894H935H7760H5869H7489H5869H935H894H2308H7200H776H6440H413H2896H3477H5869H3212H3212
5When he still did not respond, Nebuzaradan said, "Return to Ahikam's son Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and remain with him among the people - or go wherever it seems right for you to go." Then the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a gift and sent him off.H7725H7725H1436H1121H296H1121H8227H4428H894H6485H5892H3063H3427H8432H5971H3212H3477H5869H3212H7227H2876H5414H737H4864H7971
6Jeremiah came to Ahikam's son Gedaliah at Mizpah, and he remained with him among the people who were left in the land.H935H3414H1436H1121H296H4708H3427H8432H5971H7604H776

Gedaliah and the Community in Judah

7All the leaders of the forces who were in the field along with their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Ahikam's son Gedaliah over the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been taken into exile in Babylon.H8269H2428H7704H582H8085H4428H894H1436H1121H296H6485H776H6485H582H802H2945H1803H776H1540H894
8Those who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah included Nethaniah's son Ishmael, Jonathan, Kareah's son Jonathan, Tanhumeth's son Seriah, Ephai's sons from Netopath; and Jezaniah, the son of a man from Maacah. They came along with their men.H935H1436H4708H3458H1121H5418H3110H3129H1121H7143H8304H1121H8576H1121H5778H5200H3153H1121H4602H582
9Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men: "Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Remain in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well for you.H1436H1121H296H1121H8227H7650H582H559H3372H5647H3778H3427H776H5647H4428H894H3190
10As for me, I'll remain at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil. Put it in your containers and live in your cities that you have taken over."H3427H4709H5975H6440H3778H935H622H3196H7019H8081H7760H3627H3427H5892H8610
11All the Judeans who were in Moab, those with the people in Ammon, those in Edom, and those in all the other countries also heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant for Judah and that he had appointed Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, over them.H3064H4124H5983H123H776H8085H4428H894H5414H7611H3063H6485H1436H1121H296H1121H8227
12So all the Judeans returned from all the countries where they had been scattered. They came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and they gathered wine and summer fruit in great abundance.4011H3064H7725H4725H5080H935H776H3063H1436H4708H622H3196H7019H3966H7235

A Plot against Gedaliah

13Kareah's son Jonathan and all leaders of the forces who were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.H3110H1121H7143H8269H2428H7704H935H1436H4708
14They said to him, "Are you aware that Baalis, the king of the people of Ammon, has sent Nethaniah's son Ishmael to take your life? But Ahikam's son Gedaliah did not believe them.H559H3045H3045H1185H4428H1121H5983H7971H3458H1121H5418H5221H5315H1436H1121H296H539
15Then Kareah's son Jonathan spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah: "Let me go kill Nethaniah's son Ishmael, and no one will know. Why should he take your life?Otherwise all the Judeans who have gathered around you will be scattered, and the remnant of Judah will perish."H3110H1121H7143H559H1436H4709H5643H559H3212H5221H3458H1121H5418H376H3045H5221H5315H3064H6908H6327H7611H3063H6
16Ahikam's son Gedaliah replied to Kareah's son Jonathan, "Don't do this! You're lying about Ishmael!"H1436H1121H296H559H3110H1121H7143H6213H1697H1696H8267H3458


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