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Jeremiah 40

Jeremiah Remains in Judah

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The wordh1697 whichh834 cameh1961 to Jeremiahh3414 from the LORDh3068 afterh310  aNebuzaradanh5018 captainh7227b of the bodyguardh2876 had releasedh7971 him from  bRamahh7414, when he had takenh3947 him boundh631 in  cchainsh246 amongh8432 allh3605 the exilesh1546 of Jerusalemh3389 and Judahh3063 who were being exiledh1540 to Babylonh894.

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Now the captainh7227b of the bodyguardh2876 had takenh3947 Jeremiahh3414 and saidh559 to him, "The  aLORDh3068 your Godh430 promisedh1696 thish384 calamityh7463a againsth413 thish2088 placeh4725;

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and the LORDh3068 has broughth935 it on and doneh6213a justh3512c as He promisedh1696. Becauseh3588 you people  asinnedh2398 against the LORDh3068 and did not listenh8085 to His voiceh6963, therefore thish2088 thingh1697 has happenedh1961 to you.

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"But nowh6258, beholdh2009, I am  afreeingh6605a you todayh3117 from the chainsh246 whichh834 are on your handsh3027. Ifh518  1you would preferh7489ah5869 to comeh935 with me to Babylonh894, comeh935 along, and I will  2lookh7760h5869 afterh5921 you; but ifh518  3you would preferh7489ah5869 not to comeh935 with me to Babylonh894,  4neverh2308 mindh2308. Lookh7200, the  bwholeh3605 landh776 is beforeh6440 you; goh1980 whereverh8033 it seems goodh2896a and righth3477 for you to goh1980."

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As  1Jeremiah was stillh5750 not goingh7725 backh7725,  2he said, "Goh7725 on backh7725 then to  aGedaliahh1436a the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, the sonh1121 of Shaphanh8227b, whomh834 the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 has  bappointedh6485 over the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063, and stayh3427 with him amongh8432 the peopleh5971a; orh176 else goh1980 anywhereh3605 it seems righth3477 for you to goh1980." So the captainh7227b of the bodyguardh2876 gaveh5414 him a  crationh737 and a  dgifth4864 and leth7971 him goh7971.

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Then Jeremiahh3414 wenth935 to  aMizpahh4709 to  bGedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296 and stayedh3427 with him amongh8432 the peopleh5971a who were lefth7604 in the landh776.

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 aNow allh3605 the  1commandersh8269 of the forcesh2428 that were in the fieldh7704, they and their menh376, heardh8085 that the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had appointedh6485 Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296 over the landh776 and that he had puth6485 him in chargeh6485 of the menh376, womenh802 and  2childrenh2945, those of the  bpooresth1803b of the landh776 whoh834 had not been exiledh1540 to Babylonh894.

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So they cameh935 to Gedaliahh1436a at Mizpahh4709, along with  aIshmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, and  bJohananh3076 and Jonathanh3083 the sonsh1121 of Kareahh7143, and Seraiahh8304 the sonh1121 of Tanhumethh8576, and the sonsh1121 of Ephaih5778 the  cNetophathiteh5200, and  dJezaniahh3153 the sonh1121 of the  eMaacathiteh4602, both they and their menh376.

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Then Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, the sonh1121 of Shaphanh8227b,  asworeh7650 to them and to their menh376, sayingh559, " bDo not be afraidh3372a of servingh5647 the Chaldeansh3778; stayh3427 in the landh776 and serveh5647 the kingh4428 of Babylonh894, that it may goh3190 wellh3190 with you.

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"Now as for me, beholdh2009, I am going to stayh3427 at Mizpahh4709 to  astandh5975 for you beforeh6440 the Chaldeansh3778 whoh834 comeh935 to us; but as for you,  bgatherh622 in wineh3196 and  csummerh7019c fruith7019c and oilh8081 and puth7760 them in your storage vesselsh3627, and liveh3427 in your citiesh5892b that you have takenh8610 overh8610."

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Likewise, alsoh1571 allh3605 the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in  aMoabh4124 and among the sonsh1121 of  bAmmonh5983 and in  cEdomh112b and whoh834 were in allh3605 the other countriesh776, heardh8085 that the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had lefth5414 a remnanth7611 for Judahh3063, and that he had appointedh6485 overh5921 them Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, the sonh1121 of Shaphanh8227b.

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Then allh3605 the Jewsh3064  areturnedh7725 from allh3605 the placesh4725 to whichh834 they had been drivenh5080 awayh5080 and cameh935 to the landh776 of Judahh3063, to Gedaliahh1436b at Mizpahh4709, and gatheredh622 in wineh3196 and summerh7019c fruith7019c in greath3966 abundanceh7235a.

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Now Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143 and allh3605 the commandersh8269 of the forcesh2428 that were in the fieldh7704 cameh935 to Gedaliahh1436b at Mizpahh4709

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and saidh559 to him, "Are you wellh3045 awareh3045 that Baalish1185 the kingh4428 of the sonsh1121 of  aAmmonh5983 has senth7971 Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418 to takeh5221 your lifeh5315?" But Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296 did not believeh539 them.

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Then Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143 spokeh559 secretlyh5643a to Gedaliahh1436b in Mizpahh4709, sayingh559, " aLet me goh1980 and killh5221 Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, and not a manh376 will knowh3045! Whyh4100 should he  btakeh5221 your lifeh5315, so that allh3605 the Jewsh3063 who are gatheredh6908 to you would be scatteredh6327a and the  cremnanth7611 of Judahh3063 would perishh6?"

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But Gedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296 saidh559 to Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143, " aDo not doh6213a thish2088 thingh1697, for you are tellingh1696 a lieh8267 abouth413 Ishmaelh3458."



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