<vn='1'>The <sn="1697">word</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="1961">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3414">Jeremiah</s><sn="4480 854">from</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, after <sn="310">that</s><sn="5018">Nebuzaradan</s> the <sn="7227">captain</s> of the <sn="2876">guard</s> had let him <sn="7971">go</s><sn="4480">from</s><sn="7414">Ramah</s>, when he had <sn="3947">taken</s> him being <sn="631">bound</s> in <sn="246">chains</s><sn="8432">among</s><sn="3605">all</s> that were carried away <sn="1546">captive</s> of <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s> and <sn="3063">Judah</s>, which were carried away <sn="1540">captive</s> unto <sn="894">Babylon</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And the <sn="7227">captain</s> of the <sn="2876">guard</s><sn="3947">took</s><sn="3414">Jeremiah</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, The <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s> hath <sn="1696">pronounced</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2063">this</s><sn="7451">evil</s><sn="413">upon</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="4725">place</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Now the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="935">brought</s> it, and <sn="6213">done</s> according <sn="834">as</s> he hath <sn="1696">said</s>: <sn="3588">because</s> ye have <sn="2398">sinned</s> against the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and have <sn="3808">not</s><sn="8085">obeyed</s> his <sn="6963">voice</s>, therefore <sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s> is <sn="1961">come</s> upon you. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, I <sn="6605">loose</s> thee this <sn="3117">day</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="246">chains</s><sn="834">which</s> were <sn="5921">upon</s> thine <sn="3027">hand</s>. <sn="518">If</s> it seem good unto <sn="2896 5869">thee</s> to <sn="935">come</s><sn="854">with</s> me into <sn="894">Babylon</s>, <sn="935">come</s>; and I will look <sn="7760 *853 5869">well</s><sn="5921">unto</s> thee: but <sn="518">if</s> it seem ill unto <sn="7489 5869">thee</s> to <sn="935">come</s><sn="854">with</s> me into <sn="894">Babylon</s>, <sn="2308">forbear</s>: <sn="7200">behold</s>, <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">land</s> is <sn="6440">before</s> thee: <sn="413">whither</s> it <sn="5869">seemeth</s><sn="2896">good</s> and <sn="3477">convenient</s> for thee to <sn="1980">go</s>, <sn="8033">thither</s><sn="1980">go</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Now while he was <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5750">yet</s> gone <sn="7725">back</s>, he said, Go <sn="7725">back</s> also <sn="413">to</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8227">Shaphan</s>, <sn="834">whom</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="894">Babylon</s> hath made <sn="6485">governor</s> over the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="3427">dwell</s><sn="854">with</s> him <sn="8432">among</s> the <sn="5971">people</s>: <sn="176">or</s><sn="1980">go</s><sn="413 3605">wheresoever</s> it <sn="5869">seemeth</s><sn="3477">convenient</s> unto thee to <sn="1980">go</s>. So the <sn="7227">captain</s> of the <sn="2876">guard</s><sn="5414">gave</s> him <sn="737">victuals</s> and a <sn="4864">reward</s>, and let him <sn="7971">go</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>Then <sn="935">went</s><sn="3414">Jeremiah</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s> to <sn="4708">Mizpah</s>; and <sn="3427">dwelt</s><sn="854">with</s> him <sn="8432">among</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> that were <sn="7604">left</s> in the <sn="776">land</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Now when <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="8269">captains</s> of the <sn="2428">forces</s><sn="834">which</s> were in the <sn="7704">fields</s>, even <sn="1992">they</s> and their <sn="376">men</s>, <sn="8085">heard</s><sn="3588">that</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="894">Babylon</s> had made <sn="*853"></s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s><sn="6485">governor</s> in the <sn="776">land</s>, <sn="3588">and</s> had <sn="6485">committed</s><sn="854">unto</s> him <sn="376">men</s>, and <sn="802">women</s>, and <sn="2945">children</s>, and of the <sn="4480 1803">poor</s> of the <sn="776">land</s>, of them <sn="4480 834">that</s> were <sn="3808">not</s> carried away <sn="1540">captive</s> to <sn="894">Babylon</s>; </v>
<vn='8'>Then they <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> to <sn="4708">Mizpah</s>, even <sn="3458">Ishmael</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5418">Nethaniah</s>, and <sn="3110">Johanan</s> and <sn="3129">Jonathan</s> the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="7143">Kareah</s>, and <sn="8304">Seraiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8576">Tanhumeth</s>, and the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="5778">Ephai</s> the <sn="5200">Netophathite</s>, and <sn="3153">Jezaniah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of a <sn="4602">Maachathite</s>, <sn="1992">they</s> and their <sn="376">men</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8227">Shaphan</s><sn="7650">swore</s> unto them and to their <sn="376">men</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3372">Fear</s><sn="408">not</s> to <sn="4480 5647">serve</s> the <sn="3778">Chaldeans</s>: <sn="3427">dwell</s> in the <sn="776">land</s>, and <sn="5647">serve</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="894">Babylon</s>, and it shall be <sn="3190">well</s> with you. </v>
<vn='10'>As for <sn="589">me</s>, <sn="2009">behold</s>, I will <sn="3427">dwell</s> at <sn="4709">Mizpah</s> to <sn="5975 6440">serve</s> the <sn="3778">Chaldeans</s>, <sn="834">which</s> will <sn="935">come</s><sn="413">unto</s> us: but <sn="859">ye</s>, <sn="622">gather</s> ye <sn="3196">wine</s>, and summer <sn="7019">fruits</s>, and <sn="8081">oil</s>, and <sn="7760">put</s> them in your <sn="3627">vessels</s>, and <sn="3427">dwell</s> in your <sn="5892">cities</s><sn="834">that</s> ye have <sn="8610">taken</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1571">Likewise</s> when <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3064">Jews</s><sn="834">that</s> were in <sn="4124">Moab</s>, and among the <sn="1121 5983">Ammonites</s>, and in <sn="123">Edom</s>, and <sn="834">that</s> were in <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">countries</s>, <sn="8085">heard</s><sn="3588">that</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="894">Babylon</s> had <sn="5414">left</s> a <sn="7611">remnant</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="3588">that</s> he had <sn="6485">set</s><sn="5921">over</s> them <sn="*853"></s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8227">Shaphan</s>; </v>
<vn='12'>Even <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3064">Jews</s><sn="7725">returned</s> out of <sn="4480 3605">all</s><sn="4725">places</s><sn="834 8033">whither</s> they were <sn="5080">driven</s>, and <sn="935">came</s> to the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, <sn="413">to</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s>, unto <sn="4708">Mizpah</s>, and <sn="622">gathered</s><sn="3196">wine</s> and summer <sn="7019">fruits</s><sn="3966">very</s><sn="7335">much</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Moreover <sn="3110">Johanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7143">Kareah</s>, and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="8269">captains</s> of the <sn="2428">forces</s><sn="834">that</s> were in the <sn="7704">fields</s>, <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> to <sn="4708">Mizpah</s>, </v>
<vn='14'>And <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, Dost thou certainly <sn="3045 3045">know</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="1185">Baalis</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of the <sn="1121 5983">Ammonites</s> hath <sn="7971">sent</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3458">Ishmael</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5418">Nethaniah</s> to <sn="5221 5315">slay</s> thee? But <sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s><sn="539">believed</s> them <sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Then <sn="3110">Johanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7143">Kareah</s><sn="559">spoke</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> in <sn="4709">Mizpah</s><sn="5643">secretly</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, Let me <sn="1980">go</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, and I will <sn="5221">slay</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3458">Ishmael</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5418">Nethaniah</s>, and <sn="3808">no</s><sn="376">man</s> shall <sn="3045">know</s> it: <sn="4100">wherefore</s> should he <sn="5221 5315">slay</s> thee, that <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3063">Jews</s> which are <sn="6908">gathered</s><sn="413">unto</s> thee should be <sn="6327">scattered</s>, and the <sn="7611">remnant</s> in <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="6">perish</s>? </v>
<vn='16'>But <sn="1436">Gedaliah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="296">Ahikam</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3110">Johanan</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="7143">Kareah</s>, Thou shalt <sn="408">not</s><sn="6213">do</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="859">thou</s><sn="1696">speakest</s><sn="8267">falsely</s><sn="413">of</s><sn="3458">Ishmael</s>. </v>