they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah(A)—Ishmael(B) son of Nethaniah, Johanan(C) and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite,(D) and Jaazaniah[a] the son of the Maakathite,(E) and their men. Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve(F) the Babylonians,[b](G)” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.(H) 10 I myself will stay at Mizpah(I) to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine,(J) summer fruit and olive oil, and put them in your storage jars,(K) and live in the towns you have taken over.”(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 40:8 Hebrew Jezaniah, a variant of Jaazaniah
  2. Jeremiah 40:9 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 10

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