Jeremiah 40
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Jeremiah 40:7-9

7When allH3605 the commandersH8269 and menH582 of the armiesH2428 in the fieldH7704 heardH8085 thatH3588 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had appointedH6485 GedaliahH1436 sonH1121 of AhikamH296 over the landH776 and thatH3588 he had put him in chargeH6485H854 of the menH582, womenH802, and childrenH2945 who were the poorestH1803 of the landH776 and had notH3808 been exiledH1540 to BabylonH894, 8they cameH935 toH413 GedaliahH1436 at MizpahH4709—IshmaelH3458 sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418, JohananH3110 and JonathanH3129 the sonsH1121 of KareahH7143, SeraiahH8304 sonH1121 of TanhumethH8576, the sonsH1121 of EphaiH5778 the NetophathiteH5200, and JezaniahH29701 sonH1121 of the MaacathiteH4602—theyH1992 and their menH582.

9GedaliahH1436 sonH1121 of AhikamH296, the sonH1121 of ShaphanH8227, swore an oathH7650 to them and their menH582, assuring themH559, “Do notH408 be afraidH3372 to serveH5647 the ChaldeansH3778.2 LiveH3427 in the landH776 and serveH5647 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and it will go wellH3190 with you.

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  1. 1. Jeremiah 40:8 Jezaniah is a variant of Jaazaniah; see 2 Kings 25:23. ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 40:9 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 10 ↩

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