Jeremiah 40:2
And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
--------------------
Jeremiah 40:2
And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
--------------------
Jeremiah 40:1
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon.
-----
Jeremiah 40:4
Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,
-----
Jeremiah 40:5
Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the armed men gave him food and some money and let him go.
Public Domain