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Yirmeyah 40:9-11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Yirmeyah 40:9-11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
9 And Gedalyah ben Achikam ben Shaphan swore an oath unto them and to their anashim, saying, Fear not to serve the Kasdim (Chaldeans); dwell in the land, and serve Melech Bavel, and it shall be well with you.
10 As for me, hineni, I will dwell at Mitzpah, to serve the Kasdim (Chaldeans), which will come unto us; but ye, gather ye yayin, and kayitz (summer fruit), and shemen, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your towns that ye took over.
11 Likewise when kol HaYehudim that were in Moav, and among the Bnei Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that Melech Bavel had left a she’erit (remnant) of Yehudah, and that he had set over them Gedalyah ben Achikam ben Shaphan,
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Jeremiah 40:9-11
New International Version
Jeremiah 40:9-11
New International Version
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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