Jeremiah 40:2-6

²The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,

³and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.

⁴But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”

⁵But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.

⁶So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

— Jeremiah 40:2-6

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Cross References for Jeremiah 40:2-6

• Jeremiah 39:14
• Deuteronomy 29:24-28
• Jeremiah 39:11-12
• Genesis 20:15
• Judges 20:1
• Jeremiah 22:8-9
• Romans 2:5
• Judges 21:1
• Jeremiah 41:2
• 1 Kings 9:8-9

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