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Jeremiah 40 
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The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains
among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.
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And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah
thy God pronounced this evil upon this place
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and Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye
have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come
upon you.
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And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy
hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well
unto thee but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all
the land is before thee whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go.
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Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, [said he], to Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the
cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto
thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go.
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Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt
with him among the people that were left in the land.
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Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even
they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the
poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon
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then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, [to wit], Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth,
and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and
their men.
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And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to
their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of
Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans
that shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in
your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
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Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of
Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon 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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then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven,
and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits
very much.
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Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces
that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
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and said unto him, Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of
Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life? But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam believed them not.
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Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly,
saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man
shall know it: wherefore should he take thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto
thee should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?
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But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou
shalt not do this thing for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Leitura na versão Bible American Standard - Inglês
