Jeremiah 4:9

4:9 “When this happens,” ¹  says the Lord,

“the king and his officials will lose their courage.

The priests will be struck with horror,

and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.”

Jeremiah 40:9

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. ²  “Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. ³  Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

¹ tn Heb “In that day.”

² tn The words “so as to give them some assurance of safety” are not in the text but are generally understood by all commentators. This would be a case of substitution of cause for effect, the oath, put for the effect, the assurance of safety (NJPS translates directly “reassured them”).

³ tn Heb “Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.