Nevi'im
Yirmeyahu40
Jeremiah · Chapter 40
The word that came to Yirmeyahu from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Yerushalayim and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Bavel.
And the captain of the guard took Yirmeyahu, and said unto him, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Now 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hath brought
it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which
were
upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Bavel, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Bavel, forbear: behold, all the land
is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
Now while he was not yet gone back,
he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Bavel hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Then went Yirmeyahu unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Now when all the captains of the forces which
were in the fields,
even they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Bavel;
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Yonatan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
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 Bavel, and it shall be well with you.
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will 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.
Likewise when all the Jews that
were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that
were in all the countries, heard that the king of Bavel had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
Even 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.
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that
were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
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 slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
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.
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Yirmeyahu41
Jeremiah · Chapter 41
Now it came to pass in the seventh month,
that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Bavel had made governor over the land.
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him,
even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there,
and
the men of war.
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew
it,
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring
them to the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
And it was
so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them,
and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that
were with him.
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah,
was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Yisra'el:
and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with
them that were slain.
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that
were in Mizpah,
even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that
were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that
are in Gibeon.
Now it came to pass,
that when all the people which
were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that
were with him, then they were glad.
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that
were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after
that
he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beit Lechem, to go to enter into Mitsrayim,
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Bavel made governor in the land.
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Yirmeyahu42
Jeremiah · Chapter 42
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
And said unto Yirmeyahu the navi, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim,
even for all this remnant; (for we are left
but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
That 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
Then Yirmeyahu the navi said unto them, I have heard
you;
behold, I will pray unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim according to your words; and it shall come to pass,
that whatsoever thing 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) shall answer you, I will declare
it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
Then they said to Yirmeyahu, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim shall send thee to us.
Whether
it be good, or whether
it be evil, we will obey the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) our Elohim, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) our Elohim.
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came unto Yirmeyahu.
Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which
were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
And said unto them, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), the Elohim of Yisra'el, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull
you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck
you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Be not afraid of the king of Bavel, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH): for I
am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim,
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Mitsrayim, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
And now therefore hear the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra'el; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Mitsrayim, and go to sojourn there;
Then it shall come to pass,
that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Mitsrayim, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Mitsrayim; and there ye shall die.
So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Mitsrayim to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
For thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra'el; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Yerushalayim; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Mitsrayim: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Mitsrayim: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim, saying, Pray for us unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) our Elohim; and according unto all that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) our Elohim shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do
it.
And
now I have this day declared
it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim, nor any
thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go
and to sojourn.