Jeremiah 40:9-11
1599 Geneva Bible
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 [a]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 [b]taken.
11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in [c]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,
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- Jeremiah 40:10 Or, to receive them, or to entreat them for you.
- Jeremiah 40:10 Or, chosen to dwell in.
- Jeremiah 40:11 Which were fled also for fear of the Chaldeans.
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