Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Jeremiah:
Chapter 40
1. THE
word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Neb-u-zar-ad-an 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.
2. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The
LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to
Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam the son of Sah-phan, 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.
6. Then went Jeremiah unto Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam to Mizpah;
and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
7. 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
Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam 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;
8. Then they came to Ged-a-li-ah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of
Neth-a-ni-ah, and Jo-ha-nan and Jonathan the sons of Ka-re-ah, and Se-rai-ah
the son of Tan-hu-meth, and the sons of E-phai the Ne-toph-a-thite, and
Jez-a-ni-ah the son of a Ma-ach-a-thite, they and their men.
9.And Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam the son of Sha-phan sware unto
them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chal-de-ans: 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 Chal-de-ans,
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 Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam the son of Sha-phan;
12. Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were
driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Ged-a-li-ah, unto Mizpah, and
gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
13. Moreover Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah, and all the captains of the
forces that were in the fields, came to Ged-a-li-ah to Mizpah.
14. And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Ba-a-lis the king
of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah to slay
thee? But Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam believed them not.
15. Then Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah spake to Ged-a-li-ah in Mizpah
secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the
son of Neth-a-ni-ah, 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 Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam said unto Jo-ha-nan the son of
Ka-re-ah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of
Ishmael.
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