1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan commander of the guard had released him from Ramah, where he had found him in chains with all the other captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being deported to Babylon:
2 The commander of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, 'Yahweh your God foretold calamity for this country,
3 and now he has brought it. He has done what he threatened to do, because you had sinned against Yahweh and would not listen to his voice; so all this has happened to you.
4 Look, today I am having your hands unchained. If you like to come with me to Babylon, come: I shall look after you. If you do not want to come with me to Babylon, do not. Look, you have the whole country before you: go wherever you think it best and most suitable to go.'
5 And before Jeremiah retired, he added, 'You can go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor of the towns of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else you think suitable.' With that, the commander of the guard gave him provisions and a present, and dismissed him.
6 Jeremiah went to Mizpah, to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and stayed with him, among those people still left in the country.
7 When the military leaders who with their men were still in the field, all heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor of the country, making him responsible for the men, women and children, and those of the poor country people who had not been deported to Babylon,
8 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
9 To them and to their men Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath. 'Do not be afraid', he said, 'of serving the Chaldaeans, stay in the country, serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well with you.
10 I for my part, as the man answerable to the Chaldaeans when they come to us, shall stay here at Mizpah, whereas you can harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, fill your storage jars and settle in the towns which you have seized.'
11 Similarly, when all the Judaeans living in Moab, with the Ammonites, in Edom and elsewhere, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan as their governor,
12 the Judaeans all came back from wherever they had been driven. On their return to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, they harvested an immense quantity of wine and summer fruit.
13 Now Johanan son of Kareah and all the military leaders still in the field, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
14 and said to him, 'Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?' But Gedaliah son of Ahikam would not believe them.
15 Johanan son of Kareah then spoke in secret to Gedaliah at Mizpah, as follows: 'Please let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will be any the wiser. Why should he assassinate you and cause the dispersal of all the Judaeans who have rallied round you. Why should the remnant of Judah perish?'
16 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam replied to Johanan son of Kareah, 'You will do no such thing, for what you say about Ishmael is false.'
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 40:
Jeremiah 40 describes as the governor of Babylon, Nabuzaradan, designates Gedaliah as governor of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem. Gedalias invites the Jews who had fled to join him in Mizpá, but one of the leaders, Ishmael, conspires against him and kills him, taking the inhabitants of Mizpá as prisoners. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Jeremiah 40:
2 Kings 25:22-24: "Then the king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah, son of Aicam, son of Saphã, governor on earth, and entrusted to him the men, women and children of the people who had not been taken to exile in Babylon. Gedaliah swore before them that he would protect them and encouraged them to work on Earth and to obey the Chaldeans who had been left to manage the region. " This verse describes the appointment of gedalia as governor by Nabuzaradan.
Jeremiah 39:14: "Gedaliah, son of Aicam, grandson of Saphã, came to them and swore that they need not be afraid of the Chaldeans who had been in Babylon, but should submit to them and live in peace on earth." This verse shows how Gedalias tries to reassure the Jews they had fled and invites them to join him in Mizpá.
Jeremiah 40:7: "Listening to all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedalias, son of Aicam, governor of the country, and who had entrusted to him men, women, and Children, from the poorest of the earth who had not been brought into exile in Babylon, "this verse shows how gedaliah is recognized as governor by army leaders.
Jeremiah 41:2: "Ishmael, son of Netanias, and the ten men who were with him rose and attacked Gedaliah, son of Aicam, grandson of Saphã, killing him with the sword, along with the Chaldeans who were with him in Mizpá. " This verse describes the murder of Gedaliah by Ishmael.
Jeremiah 41:10: "Then all the people, from the smallest to the largest, and the army commanders fled and went to Egypt, afraid of the Chaldeans." This verse shows how Jews flee to Egypt after the murder of Gedaliah, fearing the reprisal of the Babylonians.
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