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he shall say vnto thee. 13 So Nebuzar-adan the with him among the people that were left in
chiefe steward sent, and Nebushazban, Rabsaris, the lande. 7 Nowe when all the captaines of the
and Neregal, Sharezar, Rab-mag, and all the King hoste, which were in the fieldes, euen they and
of Babels princes: 14 Euen they sent, and tooke their men heard, that the King of Babel had made
Ieremiah out of the court of the prison, and com- Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam gouernour in the
mitted him vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam land, and that he had committed vnto him, men,
the sonne of Shaphan, that he should cary him and women, and children, and of the poore of the
home: so he dwelt among the people. 15 Now the lande, that were not caried away captiue to Babel,
worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah, while he 8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, euen
was shut vp in the court of the prison, saying, Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and Iohanan,
16 Go and speake to Ebed-melech the blacke More, and Ionathan the sonnes of Kareah, and Seraiah
saying, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of the sonne of Tanehumeth, and the sonnes of
Israel, Beholde, I wil bring my wordes vpon this Ephai, the Netophathite, and Iezaniah the sonne
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citie for euill, and not for good, and they shalbe of Maachathi, they and their men. And Gedaliah
accomplished in that day before thee. 17 But I the sonne of Ahikam, the sonne of Shaphan sware
wil deliuer thee in that day, saith the Lord, and vnto them, and to their men, saying, Feare not to
thou shalt not be giuen into the hand of the men serue the Caldeans: dwell in the lande, and serue
whome thou fearest. 18 For I will surely deliuer the King of Babel, and it shall be well with you.
thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sworde, but 10 As for me, Beholde, I will dwell at Mizpah to
thy life shall be for a praye vnto thee, because serue the Caldeans, which will come vnto vs: but
you, gather you wine, and sommer fruites, and
thou hast put thy trust in me, sayth the Lord. oyle, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in
40 your cities, that ye haue taken. 11 Likewise when
all the Iewes that were in Moab, and among the
1 The worde which came to Ieremiah from the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all
Lord after that Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde the countries, heard that the King of Babel had
had let him goe from Ramath, when hee had left a remnant of Iudah, and that he had set ouer
taken him being bound in chaines among all that them Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of
were caried away captiue of Ierusalem and Iudah, Shaphan, 12 Euen all the Iewes returned out of
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which were caried away captiue vnto Babel. And all places where they were driuen, and came to
the chiefe stewarde tooke Ieremiah, and said the land of Iudah to Gedaliah vnto Mizpah, and
vnto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced gathered wine and sommer fruites, very much.
this plague vpon this place. 3 Nowe the Lord 13 Moreouer Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and
hath brought it, and done according as he hath all the captaines of the hoste, that were in the
said: because ye haue sinned against the Lord, fieldes, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 And said
and haue not obeyed his voyce, therefore this vnto him, Knowest thou not that Baalis the King
thing is come vpon you. 4 And nowe beholde, of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the sonne of
Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the sonne
I loose thee this day from the chaines which of Ahikam beleeued them not. 15 Then Iohanan
were on thine handes, if it please thee to come the sonne of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah
with me into Babel, come, and I will looke well secretly, saying, Let me goe, I pray thee, and I
vnto thee: but if it please thee not to come with will slay Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and no
mee into Babel, tarie still: beholde, all the lande
is before thee: whither it seemeth good, and man shall know it. Wherefore should he kill thee,
that all the Iewes, which are gathered vnto thee,
conuenient for thee to goe, thither goe. For yet shoulde be scattered, and the remnant in Iudah
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he was not returned: therefore he said, Returne perish? 16 But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam said
to Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, the sonne of
Shaphan, whom the King of Babel hath made vnto Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, Thou shalt
not doe this thing: for thou speakest falsely of
gouernour ouer all the cities of Iudah, and dwell Ishmael.
with him among the people, or goe wheresoeuer
it pleaseth thee to goe. So the chiefe stewarde 41
gaue him vitailes and a rewarde, and let him 1 But in the seuenth moneth came Ishmael the
goe. 6 Then went Ieremiah vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Nethaniah, the sonne of Elishama of the
sonne of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt there seede royall, and the princes of the King, and