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Jeremiah Chapter 40

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Jeremiah

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In this chapter the prophet Jeremiah describes the mighty deeds of the temple and the people, warning them that God will bring disaster if they do not repent. He also recounts the fall of the temple and the exile, emphasizing God's judgment and the need for faithfulness.

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(1) The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan 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 Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
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Jeremiah 39:11Jeremiah 39:12Jeremiah 39:13Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 31:15Joshua 18:25I Samuel 7:17Psalms 68:6Psalms 107:16Acts 12:6Acts 12:7Acts 21:13

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Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 13:19Jeremiah 29:1Jeremiah 39:9Jeremiah 52:15Jeremiah 52:30

(2) And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
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Jeremiah 22:8Jeremiah 22:9Deuteronomy 29:24Deuteronomy 29:25Deuteronomy 29:26Deuteronomy 29:27Deuteronomy 29:28I Kings 9:8I Kings 9:9II Chronicles 7:20II Chronicles 7:21II Chronicles 7:22

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Jeremiah 39:11Jeremiah 40:1Jeremiah 43:6Jeremiah 38:6

(3) Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
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Jeremiah 50:7Nehemiah 9:28Nehemiah 9:33Daniel 9:11Daniel 9:12Romans 2:5Romans 3:19

(4) 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 Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
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Jeremiah 52:11II Kings 4:26Ezra 5:17Jeremiah 40:5II Kings 24:12II Kings 24:15

(5) 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 Babylon 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.
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Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 41:2II Kings 25:22II Kings 25:23II Kings 25:24Jeremiah 26:24II Kings 22:12II Kings 22:14II Chronicles 34:20Jeremiah 40:4Jeremiah 15:11Ezra 7:6

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Jeremiah 43:6Jeremiah 40:7Jeremiah 41:2I Kings 14:28II Kings 1:5Jeremiah 46:5

(6) Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
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Jeremiah 39:14Joshua 15:38Judges 20:1Judges 21:1I Samuel 7:5I Samuel 7:6

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Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:10II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 41:6Jeremiah 41:16

(7) Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon 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 Babylon;
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Jeremiah 39:4II Kings 25:4II Kings 25:22II Kings 25:23II Kings 25:24II Kings 25:25II Kings 25:26Jeremiah 39:10Ezekiel 33:24Ezekiel 33:25Ezekiel 33:26Ezekiel 33:27

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Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 24:1Jeremiah 27:20Jeremiah 40:1II Kings 24:15Ezra 2:1

(8) Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan 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.
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Jeremiah 40:6Jeremiah 40:11Jeremiah 40:12Jeremiah 40:14Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:3Jeremiah 41:4Jeremiah 41:5Jeremiah 41:6Jeremiah 41:7Jeremiah 41:8

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II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 41:16Jeremiah 41:1II Kings 25:25

(9) 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 Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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I Samuel 20:16I Samuel 20:17II Kings 25:24Jeremiah 27:11Jeremiah 38:17Jeremiah 38:18Jeremiah 38:19Jeremiah 38:20Genesis 49:15Psalms 37:3Psalms 128:2

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II Kings 25:24Joshua 24:15Judges 9:28Jeremiah 28:14II Kings 4:26Exodus 10:26

(10) 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.
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Jeremiah 35:19Deuteronomy 1:38Proverbs 22:29Luke 21:36Jeremiah 39:10Jeremiah 40:12Jeremiah 48:32II Samuel 16:1Isaiah 16:9Micah 7:1

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Jeremiah 40:12Mark 2:22Deuteronomy 11:14II Samuel 16:1I Chronicles 9:29Nehemiah 10:39

(11) 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 Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
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Jeremiah 24:9Isaiah 16:4Ezekiel 5:3Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 25:2Ezekiel 25:6Ezekiel 25:8Ezekiel 25:12Ezekiel 35:5Ezekiel 35:15Obadiah 1:11Obadiah 1:12

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Judges 11:18II Kings 25:22Jeremiah 40:5Jeremiah 40:7Jeremiah 40:9Jeremiah 41:2

(12) 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.
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Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 40:10Mark 2:22Exodus 16:18Numbers 11:32Deuteronomy 32:50

(13) Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
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Jeremiah 41:16II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 40:8Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 40:7Deuteronomy 1:15

(14) 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.
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Jeremiah 25:21Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 49:1Jeremiah 49:2Jeremiah 49:3Jeremiah 49:4Jeremiah 49:5Jeremiah 49:6I Samuel 11:1I Samuel 11:2I Samuel 11:3II Samuel 10:1

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Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 40:15II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:6

(15) 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?
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I Samuel 24:4I Samuel 26:8Job 31:31Jeremiah 12:3Jeremiah 12:4II Samuel 18:3II Samuel 21:17Ezekiel 33:24Ezekiel 33:25Ezekiel 33:26Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 33:28

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Jeremiah 41:16II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 40:8Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 40:14II Kings 25:25

(16) 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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Jeremiah 41:2Matthew 10:16Matthew 10:17Romans 3:8

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Jeremiah 41:16II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 40:8Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 43:2

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