Jeremiah 40:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Then, before Jeremiah could reply, Nebuzaradan added, “You can also go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor of the towns of Judah, and stay with him among your people, or go anywhere else you please.” Then the commander of the guard gave him food and gifts and let him go. 6 Jeremiah thereupon went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah, and he stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
7 [a]When all the military leaders of the forces still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, as governor over the land and had placed in his care the men, women, and children who were the most destitute of all the people there who had not been carried off into exile to Babylon,
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- Jeremiah 40:7 It was not in the interests of the Chaldeans to allow anarchy, and therefore, they appointed a governor, Gedaliah, a Jew. A civil war broke out, and the governor was its first victim. Fearing the reaction of the Chaldeans, the people of Judah fled to Egypt. Jeremiah refused to take part in this exodus but was drawn against his will into this painful business.
