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chapter 40
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The
word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that Nabuzardan the general had
let him go from Rama, when he had taken him, being bound with chains, among all
them that were carried away from Jerusalem and Juda, and were carried to
Babylon.
2 And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to
him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,
3 And he hath brought it : and the Lord hath done as he
hath said: because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not hearkened to
his voice, and this word is come upon you.
4 Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the
chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon,
come : and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come
with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou
shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go.
5 And come not with me: but dwell with Godolias the son
of Ahicam the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over
the cities of Juda: dwell therefore with him in the midst of the people: or
whithersoever it shall please thee to go, go. And the general of the army gave
him victuals and presents, and let him go.
6 And Jeremias went to Godolias the son of Ahicam to
Masphath: and dwelt with him in the midst of the people that were left in the
land.
7 And when all the captains of the army that were
scattered through the countries, they and their companions, had heard that the
king of Babylon had made Godolias the son of Ahicam governor of the country,
and that he had committed unto him men and women, and children, and of the poor
of the land, them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon:
8 They came to Godolias to Masphath: and Ismahel the
son of Nathanias, and Johanan, and Jonathan, the sons of Caree, and Sareas the
son of Thanehumeth, and the children of Ophi, that were of Netophathi, and
Jezonias the son of Maachati, they and their men.
9 And Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan
swore to them and to their companions, saying: Fear not to serve the Chaldeass:
dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with
you.
10 Behold I dwell in Masphath, that I may answer the
commandment of the Chaldeans that are sent to us: but as for you, gather ye the
vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and lay it up in your vessels, and abide
in your cities which you hold.
11 Moreover all the Jews that were in Moab, and among
the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and in all the countries, when they heard
that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judea, and that he had made
Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan ruler over them:
12 All the Jews, I say, returned out of all the places
to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Juda to Godolias to
Masphath: and they gathered wine, and a very great harvest.
13 Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains
of the army, that had been scattered about in the countries, came to Godolias
to Masphath.
14 And they said to him: Know that Baalis the king of
the children of Ammon hath sent Ismahel the son of Nathanias to kill thee. And
Godolias the son of Ahicam believed them not.
15 But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Oodolias
privately in Masphath, saying: I will go, and I will kill Ismahel the son of
Nathanias, and no man shall know it, lest he kill thee, and all the Jews be
scattered, that are gathered unto thee, and the remnant of Juda perish.
16 And Codolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the
son of Cares: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of Ismahel is false.
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