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Text -- Jeremiah 40:7-12 (NET)
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A Small Judean Province is Established at Mizpah
40:7 Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside . They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country . They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men , women , and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon .
40:8 So all these officers and their troops came to Gedaliah at Mizpah . The officers who came were Ishmael son of Nethaniah , Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah , Seraiah son of Tanhumeth , the sons of Ephai the Netophathite , and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite .
40:9 Gedaliah , the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan , took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. “Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians . Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon . Then things will go well for you.
40:10 I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine , the dates, the figs , and the olive oil , and store them in jars . Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over .”
40:11 Moreover , all the Judeans who were in Moab , Ammon , Edom , and all the other countries heard what had happened . They heard that the king of Babylon had allowed some people to stay in Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah , the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan , to govern them.
40:12 So all these Judeans returned to the land of Judah from the places where they had been scattered . They came to Gedaliah at Mizpah . Thus they harvested a large amount of wine and dates and figs .
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NET Notes: Jer 40:8 The name of these officers is given here because some of them become important to the plot of the subsequent narrative, in particular, Ishmael and Joh...
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NET Notes: Jer 40:10 This plus “Things will go well with you” is in essence the substance of the oath. The pronouns are emphatic, “And I, behold I will s...
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