Jeremiah 40

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King James Bible with Strong's Numbers		 
1 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 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 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 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 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 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 8 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 9 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 false.ly of Ishmael