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sent for Jeremiah and took him out of the open space of the prison. And they put him in the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah stayed among the people.

"Go and tell Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel says: "I will bring My words on this city for bad and not for good. And they will happen in front of you at that time.

For I will be sure to take you away, and you will not be killed by the sword. You will have your life because you have trusted in Me,"'" says the Lord.

But now I am setting you free today from the chains on your hands. If you would like to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will see that it goes well with you. But if you do not want to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you. Go where you think it is good and right for you to go.

As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to stand for you in front of the Babylonians who come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, and store them in your jars. And live in your cities that you have taken."

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, "Do not do this. For you are telling a lie about Ishmael."

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us! For we have stores of grain, barley, oil and honey hidden in the field." So he did not kill them with their friends.

because of the Babylonians. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had chosen to rule the land.

and said to Jeremiah the man of God, "Hear what we ask of you. Pray to the Lord your God for us, for all these people who are left. As you see, only a few of us are left out of many.

Then he called for Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the armies that were with him, and for all the people both small and great.

And he said to them, "This is what the Lord the God of Israel says, to Whom you sent me to bring Him what you asked for:

‘If you will stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down. I will plant you and not pull you up by the roots. For I will change My mind about the trouble that I have given you.

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, who now fills you with fear. Do not be afraid of him,' says the Lord. ‘For I am with you to save you and take you from his hands.

and if you say, "No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a horn or be hungry for bread, and we will stay there,"

"For the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, ‘As My anger has been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so My anger will be poured out on you when you go into Egypt. You will become a curse, and object of hate. People will say bad things against you. You will be put to shame. And you will never see this place again.'

O people who are left of Judah, the Lord has said to you, ‘Do not go into Egypt!' Know for sure that I have told you of the danger today.

You have fooled yourselves. You sent me to the Lord your God, saying, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us. Whatever the Lord our God says, tell us and we will do it.'

And they went into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. They went in as far as Tahpanhes.

Tell them, ‘The Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, "See, I will send for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant. And I will set his throne over these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his covering over them.

This word came to Jeremiah for the Jews living in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, saying,