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Jeremiah 40:9-11
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Jeremiah 40:9-11
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9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, made an oath to make the soldiers and their men feel more secure. This is what he said: “You soldiers, don’t be afraid to serve the Babylonian people. Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon. If you do this, things will go well for you. 10 I myself will live in Mizpah. I will speak for you before the Chaldeans who come here. You leave that work to me. You should harvest the wine, the summer fruit, and the oil. Put what you harvest in your storage jars. Live in the towns that you control.”
11 All the people of Judah who were in the countries of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other countries heard that the king of Babylon had left some people of Judah in the land. And they heard that the king of Babylon had chosen Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to be governor over them.
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Jeremiah 40:9-11
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Jeremiah 40:9-11
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9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve(A) the Babylonians,[a](B)” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.(C) 10 I myself will stay at Mizpah(D) to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine,(E) summer fruit and olive oil, and put them in your storage jars,(F) and live in the towns you have taken over.”(G)
11 When all the Jews in Moab,(H) Ammon, Edom(I) and all the other countries(J) 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,
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- Jeremiah 40:9 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 10
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