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Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 40

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Jeremiah 40 NASB - New American Standard BibleJeremiah 40 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 40 of Jeremiah—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD after 1Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from 2Ramah, when he had taken him bound in 3chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
  2. Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken Jeremiah and said to him, “The 4LORD your God promised this calamity against this place;
  3. and the LORD has brought it on and done just as He promised. Because you people 5sinned against the LORD and did not listen to His voice, therefore this thing has happened to you.
  4. But now, behold, I am 6freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If [a]you would prefer to come with me to Babylon, come along, and I will [b]look after you; but if [c]you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon, [d]never mind. Look, the 7whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”
  5. As [e]Jeremiah was still not going back, [f]he said, “Go on back then to 8Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has 9appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go anywhere it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a 10ration and a 11gift and let him go.
  6. Then Jeremiah went to 12Mizpah to 13Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
  7. 14Now all the [g]commanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women and [h]children, those of the 15poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon.
  8. So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with 16Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and 17Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the 18Netophathite, and 19Jezaniah the son of the 20Maacathite, both they and their men.
  9. Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, 21swore to them and to their men, saying, “22Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you.
  10. Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to 23stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, 24gather in wine and 25summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.”
  11. Likewise, also all the Jews who were in 26Moab and among the sons of 27Ammon and in 28Edom and who were in all the other countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant for Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.
  12. Then all the Jews 29returned from all the places to which they had been driven away and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered in wine and summer fruit in great abundance.
  13. ¶ Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
  14. and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of 30Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.
  15. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “31Let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and not a man will know! Why should he 32take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered and the 33remnant of Judah would perish?”
  16. But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “34Do not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit it is good in your eyes
  2. ^ Lit set my eyes on
  3. ^ Lit it is evil in your eyes
  4. ^ Lit refrain!
  5. ^ Lit he
  6. ^ I.e. Nebuzaradan
  7. ^ Or princes
  8. ^ Lit infants

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Je 39:9, 11
  2. ^ Je 31:15
  3. ^ Ac 12:6, 7; 21:13; 28:20; Eph 6:20
  4. ^ Le 26:14-38; De 28:15-68; 29:24-28; 31:17; 32:19-25; Je 22:8, 9
  5. ^ Je 50:7; Da 9:11; Ro 2:5
  6. ^ Je 39:11, 12
  7. ^ Ge 13:9; 20:15; 47:6
  8. ^ Je 39:14
  9. ^ 2Ki 25:23
  10. ^ Je 52:34
  11. ^ 2Ki 8:7-9
  12. ^ Jg 20:1; 21:1; 1Sa 7:5; 2Ch 16:6
  13. ^ Je 39:14
  14. ^ 2Ki 25:23
  15. ^ Je 39:10; 52:16
  16. ^ Je 40:14; 41:2
  17. ^ Je 40:13, 15; 42:1; 43:2
  18. ^ 2Sa 23:28, 29; Ezr 2:22; Ne 7:26
  19. ^ Je 42:1
  20. ^ De 3:14; Jos 12:5; 2Sa 10:6, 8
  21. ^ 1Sa 20:16, 17; 2Ki 25:24
  22. ^ Je 27:11; 38:17-20
  23. ^ De 1:38; 1Ki 10:8; Je 35:19
  24. ^ De 16:13; Je 39:10
  25. ^ Is 16:9; Je 40:12; 48:32
  26. ^ Nu 22:1; 25:1, 2; Is 16:4; Je 9:26
  27. ^ 1Sa 11:1; 12:12
  28. ^ Ge 36:8; Is 11:14
  29. ^ Je 43:5
  30. ^ 1Sa 11:1-3; 2Sa 10:1-6; Je 25:21; 41:10
  31. ^ 1Sa 26:8
  32. ^ 2Sa 21:17
  33. ^ Je 42:2
  34. ^ Mt 10:16; 1Co 13:5

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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