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do to him just as he says to you.” So that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah
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Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and
Nebushasban, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer, had committed to him men, women, children,
Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s chief and the poorest of the land who had not been
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officers; then they sent someone to take carried away captive to Babylon, then they
Jeremiah from the court of the prison, and came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son
committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons
the son of Shaphan, that he should take him of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the
home. So he dwelt among the people. sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah
15 Meanwhile the word of the LORD had come the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of
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of the prison, saying, “Go and speak to Ebed- Shaphan, took an oath before them and their
Melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the
bring My words upon this city for adversity king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
and not for good, and they shall be performed 10 As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and
in that day before you. But I will deliver you in serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you,
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that day,” says the LORD, “and you shall not be gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them
given into the hand of the men of whom you in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that
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are afraid. For I will surely deliver you, and you have taken.” Likewise, when all the Jews
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you shall not fall by the sword; but your life who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in
shall be as a prize to you, because you have Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard
put your trust in Me,” says the LORD.’ ” that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of
The word that came to Jeremiah from Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah
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40 the LORD after Nebuzaradan the cap- the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, then
tain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, all the Jews returned out of all places where
when he had taken him bound in chains they had been driven, and came to the land of
among all who were carried away captive from Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered
Jerusalem and Judah, who were carried away wine and summer fruit in abundance.
captive to Babylon. 13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah all the captains of the forces that were in the
and said to him: “The LORD your God has pro- fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and said to
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nounced this doom on this place. Now the him, “Do you certainly know that Baalis the
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LORD has brought it, and has done just as He king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the
said. Because you people have sinned against son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah
the LORD, and not obeyed His voice, therefore the son of Ahikam did not believe them.
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this thing has come upon you. And now look, 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke
I free you this day from the chains that were secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let
on your hand. If it seems good to you to come me go, please, and I will kill Ishmael the son of
with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why
you. But if it seems wrong for you to come should he murder you, so that all the Jews
with me to Babylon, remain here. See, all the who are gathered to you would be scattered,
land is before you; wherever it seems good and the remnant in Judah perish?”
and convenient for you to go, go there.” 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to
5 Now while Jeremiah had not yet gone Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do
back, Nebuzaradan said, “Go back to Gedaliah this thing, for you speak falsely concerning
the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom Ishmael.”
the king of Babylon has made governor over Psalm 119:81–88
the cities of Judah, and dwell with him
among the people. Or go wherever it seems L KAPH
convenient for you to go.” So the captain of the 81 My soul faints for Your salvation,
guard gave him rations and a gift and let him But I hope in Your word.
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go. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son 82 My eyes fail from searching
of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him Your word,
among the people who were left in the land. Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
And when all the captains of the armies who For I have become like a wineskin in
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were in the fields, they and their men, heard smoke,
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