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.
02 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah,
and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath
pronounced this evil upon this place.
03 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.
04 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.
05 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.
06 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the
people that were left in the land.
07 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;
08 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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09 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.
10 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.
11 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;
12 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.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all
the captains of the forces that were in the
fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
14 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.
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 slay thee, that all the Jews which are
gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the
remnant in Judah perish?
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.
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