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The Prophecy
of Jeremias 40
The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after
that Nabuzardan the general had let him go from Rama,
when he had taken him, being bound with chains, among
all them that were carried away from Jerusalem and Juda,
and were carried to Babylon.
And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to
him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon
this place,
And he hath brought it : and the Lord hath done as he
hath said: because you have sinned against the Lord,
and have not hearkened to his voice, and this word is
come upon you.
Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the
chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee
to come with me to Babylon, come : and I will set my
eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come
with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is
before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall
please thee to go, thither go.
And come not with me: but dwell with Godolias the son
of Ahicam the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon
hath made governor over the cities of Juda: dwell therefore
with him in the midst of the people: or whithersoever
it shall please thee to go, go. And the general of the
army gave him victuals and presents, and let him go.
And Jeremias went to Godolias the son of Ahicam to Masphath:
and dwelt with him in the midst of the people that were
left in the land.
And when all the captains of the army that were scattered
through the countries, they and their companions, had
heard that the king of Babylon had made Godolias the
son of Ahicam governor of the country, and that he had
committed unto him men and women, and children, and
of the poor of the land, them that had not been carried
away captive to Babylon:
They came to Godolias to Masphath: and Ismahel the son
of Nathanias, and Johanan, and Jonathan, the sons of
Caree, and Sareas the son of Thanehumeth, and the children
of Ophi, that were of Netophathi, and Jezonias the son
of Maachati, they and their men.
And Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan swore
to them and to their companions, saying: Fear not to
serve the Chaldeass: dwell in the land, and serve the
king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Behold I dwell in Masphath, that I may answer the commandment
of the Chaldeans that are sent to us: but as for you,
gather ye the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil,
and lay it up in your vessels, and abide in your cities
which you hold.
Moreover all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the
children of Ammon, and in Edom, and in all the countries,
when they heard that the king of Babylon had left a
remnant in Judea, and that he had made Godolias the
son of Ahicam the son of Saphan ruler over them:
All the Jews, I say, returned out of all the places
to which they had fled, and they came into the land
of Juda to Godolias to Masphath: and they gathered wine,
and a very great harvest.
Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains
of the army, that had been scattered about in the countries,
came to Godolias to Masphath.
And they said to him: Know that Baalis the king of the
children of Ammon hath sent Ismahel the son of Nathanias
to kill thee. And Godolias the son of Ahicam believed
them not.
But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Oodolias privately
in Masphath, saying: I will go, and I will kill Ismahel
the son of Nathanias, and no man shall know it, lest
he kill thee, and all the Jews be scattered, that are
gathered unto thee, and the remnant of Juda perish.
And Codolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the son
of Cares: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of
Ismahel is false. |
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