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Jeremiah 40-43
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40 Jeremiah hath license to go whither he will. 6 He dwelleth with the people that remain with Gedaliah.

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after that Nebuzaradan the chief steward 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 Babel.

2 [a]And the chief steward took Jeremiah and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this plague upon this place.

3 Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have [b]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 on thine hands: if it please thee to come with me into Babel, come, and I will look well unto thee: but if it please thee not to come with me into Babel, [c]tarry still: behold, all the land is [d]before thee: whither it seemeth good, and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

5 For yet he was not returned: therefore he said, Return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babel hath made governor over all the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people, or go wheresoever it pleaseth thee to go. So the chief steward gave him vittles and a reward, and let him go.

6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to [e]Mizpah, and dwelt there with him among the people that were left in the land.

7 Now when all the captains of the host, [f]which were in the fields, even they and their men heard, that the king of Babel had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and that he had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, that were not carried away captive to Babel,

8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even [g]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 Maachathi, they and their men.

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan (A)sware unto them, and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babel, and it shall be well with you:

10 As for me, Behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to [h]serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but you, gather you wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, that ye have [i]taken.

11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in [j]Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babel 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 where 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 host, that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 And said unto him, Knowest thou not that [k]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 kill 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 [l]not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.

41 2 Ishmael killeth Gedaliah guilefully, and many others with him. 11 Johanan followeth after Ishmael.

1 But in the [m]seventh month came Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of the seed royal, and the princes of the [n]king, and ten men with him, unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and there they did [o]eat bread together in Mizpah.

2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah with these ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babel had made governor over the land.

3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and all the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.

4 Now the second day that he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 There came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent and cut, with [p]offerings and incense in their hands to offer in the house of the Lord.

6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping, as he went: and when he met them, he said unto them, Come [q]to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 And when they came into the midst of the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he and the men that were with him.

8 But ten men were found among them, that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey: so he stayed, and slew them not among their brethren.

9 Now the [pit] wherein Ishmael had cast the dead bodies of the men (whom he had slain because of Gedaliah) is it, which Asa the king had [r]made because of Baasha king of Israel, and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the King’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the chief steward had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the [s]captains of the host that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 Then they all took their men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 Now when all the people whom Ishmael carried away captive, saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the host, that were with him, they were glad.

14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah, returned and came again, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the [t]Ammonites.

16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the host that were with him, all the remnant of the people, whom Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had carried away captive from Mizpah, (after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam) even the strong men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon.

17 And they departed and dwelt in Geruth [u]Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go and to enter into Egypt,

18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they feared them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babel made governor in the land.

42 1 The captains ask counsel of Jeremiah what they ought to do. 7 He admonisheth the remnant of the people not to go into Egypt.

1 Then all the captains of the host, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least unto the most, came,

2 And said unto Jeremiah the Prophet, [v]Hear our prayer, we beseech thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant (for we are left, but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold)

3 That the Lord thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may [w]do.

4 Then Jeremiah the Prophet said unto them, I have heard you: behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words, and whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you: I will keep nothing back from you.

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, [x]The Lord be a witness of truth, and faith between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.

6 Whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord God, to whom we send thee, that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

7 [y]And so after ten days came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah.

8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the host, which were with him, and all the people from the least to the most,

9 And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your prayers before him,

10 If ye will dwell in this land, then I will build you, and not destroy you, and I will plant you, and not root you out: for I [z]repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

11 Fear not for the king of Babel, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you [aa]from his hand,

12 And I will grant you mercy that he may have compassion upon you, and he shall cause you to [ab]dwell in your own land.

13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither hear the voice of the Lord your God,

14 Saying, Nay, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread, and there will we dwell,

15 (And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to dwell there,)

16 Then the sword that ye feared, [ac]shall take you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, for the which ye care, shall there hang upon you in Egypt, and there shall ye die.

17 And all the men that set their faces to enter into Egypt to dwell there, shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, and none of them shall remain, nor escape from the plague, that I will bring upon them.

18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, As mine anger and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt, and ye shall be a detestation, and an astonishment, and a [ad]curse, and a reproach, and ye shall see this place no more.

19 O ye remnant of Judah, the Lord hath said concerning you, Go not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 Surely ye [ae]dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God, and declare unto us even according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, and we will do it.

21 Therefore I have this day declared it you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor anything for the which he hath sent me unto you.

22 Now therefore, know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence [af]in the place whither ye desire to go and dwell.

43 Johanan carrieth the remnant of the people into Egypt, contrary to the mind of Jeremiah.  8 Jeremiah prophesieth the destruction of Egypt.

1 Now when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto the whole people all the words of the Lord their God, for the which the Lord their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

2 Then spake [ag]Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the [ah]proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, [ai]Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath [aj]not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to dwell there,

3 But Baruch the son of Neriah [ak]provoketh thee against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might slay us, and carry us away captives into Babel.

4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the host, and all the people obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah.

5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the host took all the remnant of Judah that were returned from all [al]nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah:

6 Even men and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the chief steward had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the [am]Prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they to [an]Tahpanhes.

8 ¶ Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

9 Take great stones in thine hand, and [ao]hide them in the clay in the brick kiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes in the sight of the men of Judah,

10 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel [ap]my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid, and he shall spread his pavilion over them.

11 And when he shall come, he shall smite the land of Egypt: [aq]such as are appointed for death, to death, and such as are for captivity, to captivity, and such as are for the sword, to the sword.

12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captives, and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a [ar]shepherd putteth on his garment, and shall depart from thence in peace.

13 He shall break also the images of [as]Beth Shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 40:2 From this second verse unto Jer. 42:7, it seemeth to be as a parenthesis, and separated matter: and there this story beginneth again, and this vision is declared what it was.
  2. Jeremiah 40:3 God moved this infidel to speak this to declare the great blindness and obstinacy of the Jews, which could not feel that which this heathen man confessed.
  3. Jeremiah 40:4 Hebrew, cease.
  4. Jeremiah 40:4 Or, at thy commandment.
  5. Jeremiah 40:6 Which was a city of Judah.
  6. Jeremiah 40:7 Which were scattered abroad for fear of the Chaldeans.
  7. Jeremiah 40:8 Who was of the king’s blood and after slew him, Jer. 41:2.
  8. Jeremiah 40:10 Or, to receive them, or to entreat them for you.
  9. Jeremiah 40:10 Or, chosen to dwell in.
  10. Jeremiah 40:11 Which were fled also for fear of the Chaldeans.
  11. Jeremiah 40:14 For under the color of entertaining of Ishmael, he sought only to make them destroy one another.
  12. Jeremiah 40:16 Thus the godly, which think no harm to others, are soonest deceived, and never lack such as conspire their destruction.
  13. Jeremiah 41:1 The city was destroyed in the fourth month: and in the seventh month, which contained part of September, and part of October, was the governor Gedaliah slain.
  14. Jeremiah 41:1 Meaning, Zedekiah.
  15. Jeremiah 41:1 They did eat together as familiar friends.
  16. Jeremiah 41:5 For they thought that the Temple had not been destroyed and therefore came up to the feast of Tabernacles: but hearing of the burning thereof in the way, they showed these signs of sorrow.
  17. Jeremiah 41:6 For his death was kept secret, and he feigned that he lament for the destruction of Jerusalem, and the Temple: but after slew them when they seemed to favor Gedaliah.
  18. Jeremiah 41:9 Asa fortified Mizpah for fear of the enemy, and cast ditches and trenches, 1 Kings 15:22.
  19. Jeremiah 41:11 Which had been captains under Zedekiah.
  20. Jeremiah 41:15 For Baalis the king of the Ammonites was the cause of this murder.
  21. Jeremiah 41:17 Which place David of old had given to Chimham the son of Barzillai the Gileadite, 2 Sam. 19:38.
  22. Jeremiah 42:2 Hebrew, Let our prayer fall before thee, as Jer. 36:7
  23. Jeremiah 42:3 This declareth the nature of hypocrites, which would know of God’s word what they should do, but will not follow it, but inasmuch as it agreeth with that thing, which they have purposed to do.
  24. Jeremiah 42:5 There are none more ready to abuse the Name of God and take it in vain, than the hypocrites, which to color their falsehood use it without all reverence, and make it a means for them to deceive the simple and the godly.
  25. Jeremiah 42:7 Here is declared the vision and the occasion thereof, whereof mention was made, Jer. 40:1.
  26. Jeremiah 42:10 Read Jer. 18:8.
  27. Jeremiah 42:11 Because all kings’ hearts and ways are in his hands, he can turn them and dispose them as it pleaseth him, and therefore they need not to fear man, but only obey God, Prov. 21:1.
  28. Jeremiah 42:12 Or, return.
  29. Jeremiah 42:16 Thus God turneth the policy of the wicked to their own destruction: for they thought themselves sure in Egypt, and there Nebuchadnezzar destroyed them and the Egyptians, Jer. 46:25.
  30. Jeremiah 42:18 Read Jer. 26:6 and 24:12, showing that this should come upon them for their infidelity and stubbornness.
  31. Jeremiah 42:20 For ye were fully minded to go into Egypt, whatsoever God spake to the contrary.
  32. Jeremiah 42:22 To wit, in Egypt.
  33. Jeremiah 43:2 Who was also called Jezaniah, Jer. 42:1.
  34. Jeremiah 43:2 This declareth that pride is the cause of rebellion: and contempt of God’s ministers.
  35. Jeremiah 43:2 When the hypocrisy of the wicked is discovered, they burst forth into open rage: for they can abide nothing but flattery, read Isa. 30:10.
  36. Jeremiah 43:2 He showeth what is the nature of the hypocrites: to wit, to feign that they would obey God and embrace his word, if they were assured that his messenger spake the truth: though indeed they be most far from all obedience.
  37. Jeremiah 43:3 Thus the wicked do not only contemn and hurt the messengers of God, but slander, and speak wickedly of all them that support or favor the godly.
  38. Jeremiah 43:5 As from the Moabites, Ammonites, and Edomites, Jer. 40:11.
  39. Jeremiah 43:6 Whom these wicked lead away by force.
  40. Jeremiah 43:7 A city in Egypt near to Nilus.
  41. Jeremiah 43:9 Which signified that Nebuchadnezzar should come even to the gates of Pharaoh, where were his brick kilns for his buildings.
  42. Jeremiah 43:10 Read Jer. 25:9.
  43. Jeremiah 43:11 Everyone shall be slain by that means that God hath appointed, Jer. 15:2.
  44. Jeremiah 43:12 Meaning, most easily and suddenly shall he carry the Egyptians away.
  45. Jeremiah 43:13 Or, the house of the Sun.
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Jeremiah Freed

40 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had released him at Ramah.(A) He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the captives(B) from Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried into exile to Babylon. 2 When the commander(C) of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God decreed(D) this disaster(E) for this place.(F) 3 And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned(G) against the Lord and did not obey(H) him. 4 But today I am freeing(I) you from the chains(J) on your wrists. Come with me to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you; but if you do not want to, then don’t come. Look, the whole country lies before you; go wherever you please.”(K) 5 However, before Jeremiah turned to go,[a] Nebuzaradan added, “Go back to Gedaliah(L) son of Ahikam,(M) the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed(N) over the towns(O) of Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you please.”(P)

Then the commander gave him provisions and a present(Q) and let him go. 6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah(R) and stayed with him among the people who were left behind in the land.

Gedaliah Assassinated(S)

7 When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor(T) over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest(U) in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon, 8 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah(V)—Ishmael(W) son of Nethaniah, Johanan(X) and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite,(Y) and Jaazaniah[b] the son of the Maakathite,(Z) and their men. 9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve(AA) the Babylonians,[c](AB)” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.(AC) 10 I myself will stay at Mizpah(AD) to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine,(AE) summer fruit and olive oil, and put them in your storage jars,(AF) and live in the towns you have taken over.”(AG)

11 When all the Jews in Moab,(AH) Ammon, Edom(AI) and all the other countries(AJ) heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them, 12 they all came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, from all the countries where they had been scattered.(AK) And they harvested an abundance of wine and summer fruit.

13 Johanan(AL) son of Kareah and all the army officers still in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah(AM) 14 and said to him, “Don’t you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites(AN) has sent Ishmael(AO) son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

15 Then Johanan(AP) son of Kareah said privately to Gedaliah in Mizpah, “Let me go and kill(AQ) Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life and cause all the Jews who are gathered around you to be scattered(AR) and the remnant(AS) of Judah to perish?”

16 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan(AT) son of Kareah, “Don’t do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is not true.”

41 In the seventh month Ishmael(AU) son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and had been one of the king’s officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating together there, 2 Ishmael(AV) son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword,(AW) killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed(AX) as governor over the land.(AY) 3 Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian[d] soldiers who were there.

4 The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it, 5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards,(AZ) torn their clothes(BA) and cut(BB) themselves came from Shechem,(BC) Shiloh(BD) and Samaria,(BE) bringing grain offerings and incense(BF) with them to the house of the Lord.(BG) 6 Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping(BH) as he went. When he met them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”(BI) 7 When they went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.(BJ) 8 But ten of them said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field.”(BK) So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. 9 Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa(BL) had made as part of his defense(BM) against Baasha(BN) king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.

10 Ishmael made captives of all the rest of the people(BO) who were in Mizpah—the king’s daughters(BP) along with all the others who were left there, over whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.(BQ)

11 When Johanan(BR) son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the crimes Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed, 12 they took all their men and went to fight(BS) Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the great pool(BT) in Gibeon. 13 When all the people(BU) Ishmael had with him saw Johanan son of Kareah and the army officers who were with him, they were glad. 14 All the people Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah(BV) turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped(BW) from Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.

Flight to Egypt

16 Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers(BX) who were with him led away all the people of Mizpah who had survived,(BY) whom Johanan had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had assassinated Gedaliah son of Ahikam—the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had recovered from Gibeon. 17 And they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimham(BZ) near Bethlehem(CA) on their way to Egypt(CB) 18 to escape the Babylonians.[e] They were afraid(CC) of them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah(CD) son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor over the land.

42 Then all the army officers, including Johanan(CE) son of Kareah and Jezaniah[f] son of Hoshaiah,(CF) and all the people from the least to the greatest(CG) approached 2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray(CH) to the Lord your God for this entire remnant.(CI) For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few(CJ) are left. 3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”(CK)

4 “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray(CL) to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell(CM) you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.”(CN)

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true(CO) and faithful(CP) witness(CQ) against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. 6 Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well(CR) with us, for we will obey(CS) the Lord our God.”

7 Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8 So he called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers(CT) who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest.(CU) 9 He said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition,(CV) says:(CW) 10 ‘If you stay in this land,(CX) I will build(CY) you up and not tear you down; I will plant(CZ) you and not uproot you,(DA) for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.(DB) 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,(DC) whom you now fear.(DD) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save(DE) you and deliver you from his hands.(DF) 12 I will show you compassion(DG) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(DH)

13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(DI) the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt,(DJ) where we will not see war or hear the trumpet(DK) or be hungry for bread,’(DL) 15 then hear the word of the Lord,(DM) you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16 then the sword(DN) you fear(DO) will overtake you there, and the famine(DP) you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.(DQ) 17 Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague;(DR) not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’ 18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath(DS) have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem,(DT) so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[g](DU) and an object of horror,(DV) a curse[h] and an object of reproach;(DW) you will never see this place again.’(DX)

19 “Remnant(DY) of Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’(DZ) Be sure of this: I warn you today 20 that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’(EA) 21 I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you.(EB) 22 So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine(EC) and plague(ED) in the place where you want to go to settle.”(EE)

43 When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God—everything the Lord had sent him to tell them(EF)— 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah(EG) and Johanan(EH) son of Kareah and all the arrogant(EI) men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying!(EJ) The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’(EK) 3 But Baruch(EL) son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians,[i] so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.”(EM)

4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people(EN) disobeyed the Lord’s command(EO) to stay in the land of Judah.(EP) 5 Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.(EQ) 6 They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan—the men, the women,(ER) the children and the king’s daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch(ES) son of Neriah along with them. 7 So they entered Egypt(ET) in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.(EU)

8 In Tahpanhes(EV) the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 9 “While the Jews are watching, take some large stones(EW) with you and bury them in clay in the brick(EX) pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace(EY) in Tahpanhes. 10 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant(EZ) Nebuchadnezzar(FA) king of Babylon, and I will set his throne(FB) over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy(FC) above them. 11 He will come and attack Egypt,(FD) bringing death(FE) to those destined(FF) for death, captivity to those destined for captivity,(FG) and the sword to those destined for the sword.(FH) 12 He will set fire(FI) to the temples(FJ) of the gods(FK) of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive.(FL) As a shepherd picks(FM) his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart. 13 There in the temple of the sun[j](FN) in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars(FO) and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 40:5 Or Jeremiah answered
  2. Jeremiah 40:8 Hebrew Jezaniah, a variant of Jaazaniah
  3. Jeremiah 40:9 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 10
  4. Jeremiah 41:3 Or Chaldean
  5. Jeremiah 41:18 Or Chaldeans
  6. Jeremiah 42:1 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also 43:2) Azariah
  7. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
  8. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
  9. Jeremiah 43:3 Or Chaldeans
  10. Jeremiah 43:13 Or in Heliopolis
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