Jeremiah 41 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 42

¹Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,

KJVThen all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428, and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and Jezaniah^H3153 the son^H1121 of Hoshaiah^H1955, and all the people^H5971 from the least^H6996 even unto the greatest^H1419, came near^H5066^(H8799),

² and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us,

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799) unto Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication^H8467 be accepted^H5307^(H8799) before^H6440 thee, and pray^H6419^(H8690) for us unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, even for all this remnant^H7611;(for we are left^H7604^(H8738) but a few^H4592 of many^H7235^(H8687), as thine eyes^H5869 do behold^H7200^(H8802) us:)

³ that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”

KJVThat the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may shew^H5046^(H8686) us the way^H1870 wherein we may walk^H3212^(H8799), and the thing^H1697 that we may do^H6213^(H8799).

⁴ Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”

KJVThen Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I have heard^H8085^(H8804) you; behold, I will pray^H6419^(H8693) unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 according to your words^H1697; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing^H1697 the LORD^H3068 shall answer^H6030^(H8799) you, I will declare^H5046^(H8686) it unto you; I will keep^H4513 nothing^H1697 back^H4513^(H8799) from you.

⁵ Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God sends you to tell us.

KJVThen they said^H559^(H8804) to Jeremiah^H3414, The LORD^H3068 be a true^H571 and faithful^H539^(H8737) witness^H5707 between us, if we do^H6213^(H8799) not even according to all things^H1697 for the which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall send^H7971^(H8799) thee to us.

⁶ Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.”

KJVWhether it be good^H2896, or whether it be evil^H7451, we will obey^H8085^(H8799) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, to whom we^H580 send^H7971^(H8802) thee; that it may be well^H3190^(H8799) with us, when we obey^H8085^(H8799) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430.

⁷ After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah.

KJVAnd it came to pass after^H7093 ten^H6235 days^H3117, that the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto Jeremiah^H3414.

⁸ Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

KJVThen called^H7121^(H8799) he Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 which were with him, and all the people^H5971 from the least^H6996 even to the greatest^H1419,

⁹ and said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him, says:

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, unto whom ye sent^H7971^(H8804) me to present^H5307^(H8687) your supplication^H8467 before^H6440 him;

¹⁰ ‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.

KJVIf ye will still^H7725^(H8800) abide^H3427^(H8799) in this land^H776, then will I build^H1129^(H8804) you, and not pull you down^H2040^(H8799), and I will plant^H5193^(H8804) you, and not pluck you up^H5428^(H8799): for I repent^H5162^(H8738) me of the evil^H7451 that I have done^H6213^(H8804) unto you.

¹¹ Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

KJVBe not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of^H6440 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, of whom^H6440 ye are afraid^H3373; be not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of him, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: for I am with you to save^H3467^(H8687) you, and to deliver^H5337^(H8687) you from his hand^H3027.

¹² I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

KJVAnd I will shew^H5414^(H8799) mercies^H7356 unto you, that he may have mercy^H7355^(H8765) upon you, and cause you to return^H7725^(H8689) to your own land^H127.

¹³ “‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice,

KJVBut if ye say^H559^(H8802), We will not dwell^H3427^(H8799) in this land^H776, neither obey^H8085^(H8800) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 your God^H430,

¹⁴ saying, “No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell;”’

KJVSaying^H559^(H8800), No; but we will go^H935^(H8799) into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, where we shall see^H7200^(H8799) no war^H4421, nor hear^H8085^(H8799) the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, nor have hunger^H7456^(H8799) of bread^H3899; and there will we dwell^H3427^(H8799):

¹⁵ now therefore hear Yahweh’s word, O remnant of Judah! Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there,

KJVAnd now therefore hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063; Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; If ye wholly^H7760^(H8800) set^H7760^(H8799) your faces^H6440 to enter^H935^(H8800) into Egypt^H4714, and go^H935^(H8804) to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there;

¹⁶ then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

KJVThen it shall come to pass, that the sword^H2719, which ye feared^H3373, shall overtake^H5381^(H8686) you there in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and the famine^H7458, whereof ye were afraid^H1672^(H8802), shall follow close^H1692^(H8799) after^H310 you there in Egypt^H4714; and there ye shall die^H4191^(H8799).

¹⁷ So will it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there. They will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. None of them will remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.’

KJVSo shall it be with all the men^H582 that set^H7760^(H8804) their faces^H6440 to go^H935^(H8800) into Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there; they shall die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, by the famine^H7458, and by the pestilence^H1698: and none of them shall remain^H8300 or escape^H6412 from^H6440 the evil^H7451 that I will bring^H935^(H8688) upon them.

¹⁸ For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and my wrath has been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you, when you enter into Egypt; and you will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.’

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; As mine anger^H639 and my fury^H2534 hath been poured forth^H5413^(H8738) upon the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389; so shall my fury^H2534 be poured forth^H5413^(H8799) upon you, when ye shall enter^H935^(H8800) into Egypt^H4714: and ye shall be an execration^H423, and an astonishment^H8047, and a curse^H7045, and a reproach^H2781; and ye shall see^H7200^(H8799) this place^H4725 no more.

¹⁹ “Yahweh has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah, ‘Don’t go into Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have testified to you today.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath said^H1696^(H8765) concerning you, O ye remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063; Go^H935^(H8799) ye not into Egypt^H4714: know^H3045^(H8799) certainly^H3045^(H8800) that I have admonished^H5749^(H8689) you this day^H3117.

²⁰ For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’

KJVFor ye dissembled^H8582^(H8689) in your hearts^H5315, when ye sent^H7971^(H8804) me unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, saying^H559^(H8800), Pray^H6419^(H8690) for us unto the LORD^H3068 our God^H430; and according unto all that the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 shall say^H559^(H8799), so declare^H5046^(H8685) unto us, and we will do^H6213^(H8804) it.

²¹ I have declared it to you today; but you have not obeyed Yahweh your God’s voice in anything for which he has sent me to you.

KJVAnd now I have this day^H3117 declared^H5046^(H8686) it to you; but ye have not obeyed^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, nor any thing for the which he hath sent^H7971^(H8804) me unto you.

²² Now therefore know certainly that you will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.”

KJVNow therefore know^H3045^(H8799) certainly^H3045^(H8800) that ye shall die^H4191^(H8799) by the sword^H2719, by the famine^H7458, and by the pestilence^H1698, in the place^H4725 whither ye desire^H2654^(H8804) to go^H935^(H8800) and to sojourn^H1481^(H8800).

WEB·Jeremiah 41

¹Now in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

KJVNow it came to pass in the seventh^H7637 month^H2320, that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 the son^H1121 of Elishama^H476, of the seed^H2233 royal^H4410, and the princes^H7227 of the king^H4428, even ten^H6235 men^H582 with him, came^H935^(H8804) unto Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 to Mizpah^H4709; and there they did eat^H398^(H8799) bread^H3899 together^H3162 in Mizpah^H4708.

² Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

KJVThen arose^H6965^(H8799) Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, and the ten^H6235 men^H582 that were with him, and smote^H5221^(H8686) Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan^H8227 with the sword^H2719, and slew^H4191^(H8686) him, whom the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had made governor^H6485^(H8689) over the land^H776.

³ Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean men of war who were found there.

KJVIshmael^H3458 also slew^H5221^(H8689) all the Jews^H3064 that were with him, even with Gedaliah^H1436, at Mizpah^H4709, and the Chaldeans^H3778 that were found^H4672^(H8738) there, and the men^H582 of war^H4421.

⁴ The second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

KJVAnd it came to pass the second^H8145 day^H3117 after he had slain^H4191^(H8687) Gedaliah^H1436, and no man^H376 knew^H3045^(H8804) it,

⁵ men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to Yahweh’s house.

KJVThat there came^H935^(H8799) certain^H582 from Shechem^H7927, from Shiloh^H7887, and from Samaria^H8111, even fourscore^H8084 men^H376, having their beards^H2206 shaven^H1548^(H8794), and their clothes^H899 rent^H7167^(H8803), and having cut^H1413^(H8706) themselves, with offerings^H4503 and incense^H3828 in their hand^H3027, to bring^H935^(H8687) them to the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

⁶ Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went, and as he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.”

KJVAnd Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 went forth^H3318^(H8799) from Mizpah^H4709 to meet^H7125^(H8800) them, weeping^H1058^(H8802) all along^H1980^(H8800) as he went^H1980^(H8802): and it came to pass, as he met^H6298^(H8800) them, he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Come^H935^(H8798) to Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296.

⁷ It was so, when they came into the middle of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, and cast them into the middle of the pit, he, and the men who were with him.

KJVAnd it was so, when they came^H935^(H8800) into the midst^H8432 of the city^H5892, that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 slew^H7819^(H8799) them, and cast them into the midst^H8432 of the pit^H953, he, and the men^H582 that were with him.

⁸ But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey.” So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers.

KJVBut ten^H6235 men^H582 were found^H4672^(H8738) among them that said^H559^(H8799) unto Ishmael^H3458, Slay^H4191^(H8686) us not: for we have^H3426 treasures^H4301 in the field^H7704, of wheat^H2406, and of barley^H8184, and of oil^H8081, and of honey^H1706. So he forbare^H2308^(H8799), and slew^H4191^(H8689) them not among^H8432 their brethren^H251.

⁹ Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (this was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.

KJVNow the pit^H953 wherein Ishmael^H3458 had cast^H7993^(H8689) all the dead bodies^H6297 of the men^H582, whom he had slain^H5221^(H8689) because^H3027 of Gedaliah^H1436, was it which Asa^H609 the king^H4428 had made^H6213^(H8804) for fear^H6440 of Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478: and Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 filled^H4390^(H8765) it with them that were slain^H2491.

¹⁰ Then Ishmael carried away captive all of the people who were left in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.

KJVThen Ishmael^H3458 carried away captive^H7617^(H8799) all the residue^H7611 of the people^H5971 that were in Mizpah^H4709, even the king's^H4428 daughters^H1323, and all the people^H5971 that remained^H7604^(H8737) in Mizpah^H4709, whom Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 had committed^H6485^(H8689) to Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296: and Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 carried them away captive^H7617^(H8799), and departed^H3212^(H8799) to go over^H5674^(H8800) to the Ammonites^H1121^H5983.

¹¹ But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

KJVBut when Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, heard^H8085^(H8799) of all the evil^H7451 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 had done^H6213^(H8804),

¹² then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

KJVThen they took^H3947^(H8799) all the men^H582, and went^H3212^(H8799) to fight^H3898^(H8736) with Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, and found^H4672^(H8799) him by the great^H7227 waters^H4325 that are in Gibeon^H1391.

¹³ Now when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad.

KJVNow it came to pass, that when all the people^H5971 which were with Ishmael^H3458 saw^H7200^(H8800) Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, then they were glad^H8055^(H8799).

¹⁴ So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

KJVSo all the people^H5971 that Ishmael^H3458 had carried away captive^H7617^(H8804) from Mizpah^H4709 cast about^H5437^(H8799) and returned^H7725^(H8799), and went^H3212^(H8799) unto Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143.

¹⁵ But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

KJVBut Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 escaped^H4422^(H8738) from^H6440 Johanan^H3110 with eight^H8083 men^H582, and went^H3212^(H8799) to the Ammonites^H1121^H5983.

¹⁶ Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—the men of war, with the women, the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.

KJVThen took^H3947^(H8799) Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, all the remnant^H7611 of the people^H5971 whom he had recovered^H7725^(H8689) from Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, from Mizpah^H4709, after^H310 that he had slain^H5221^(H8689) Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296, even mighty^H1397 men^H582 of war^H4421, and the women^H802, and the children^H2945, and the eunuchs^H5631, whom he had brought again^H7725^(H8689) from Gibeon^H1391:

¹⁷ They departed and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt

KJVAnd they departed^H3212^(H8799), and dwelt in^H3427^(H8799) the habitation^H1628 of Chimham^H3643, which is by^H681 Bethlehem^H1035, to go^H3212^(H8800) to enter^H935^(H8800) into Egypt^H4714,

¹⁸ because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

KJVBecause^H6440 of the Chaldeans^H3778: for they were afraid^H3372^(H8804) of them, because Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 had slain^H5221^(H8689) Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296, whom the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 made governor^H6485^(H8689) in the land^H776.

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