1The word that came to Jeremiah 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.

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Acts 21:13, Joshua 18:25, Ephesians 6:20, Acts 12:6, Acts 12:7

2And the general of the army taking Jeremiah, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,

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Deuteronomy 29:24, Deuteronomy 29:28, Deuteronomy 29:24, Deuteronomy 29:28, Jeremiah 22:8

3And 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.

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Romans 2:5, Romans 2:5, Jeremiah 50:7, Daniel 9:11, Daniel 9:12

4Now 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.

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Jeremiah 39:11, Jeremiah 39:12, Jeremiah 39:11, Jeremiah 39:12, Genesis 20:15

5And 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.

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Jeremiah 39:14, Jeremiah 39:14, 2 Kings 8:7, 2 Kings 8:9, Jeremiah 41:2

6And Jeremiah 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.

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Jeremiah 39:14, Judges 20:1, Jeremiah 39:14, Judges 20:1, 1 Samuel 7:5

7And 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:

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Jeremiah 39:10, Jeremiah 39:10, Ezekiel 33:24, Ezekiel 33:29, Jeremiah 39:4

8They 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.

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Jeremiah 42:1, Jeremiah 42:1, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 3:14, Ezra 2:22

9And Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan swore to them and to their companions, saying: Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

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Jeremiah 27:11, Jeremiah 27:11, 1 Samuel 20:16, 1 Samuel 20:17, Jeremiah 38:17

10Behold 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.

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Jeremiah 40:12, Jeremiah 40:12, Deuteronomy 1:38, Jeremiah 35:19, 2 Samuel 16:1

11Moreover 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:

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Isaiah 16:4, Isaiah 16:4, Ezekiel 25:12, Ezekiel 5:3, 1 Samuel 12:12

12All 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.

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Jeremiah 43:5, Jeremiah 43:5

13Then 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.

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Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 42:1, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 42:1

14And 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.

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Jeremiah 41:10, Jeremiah 41:10, 2 Samuel 10:1, 2 Samuel 10:6, Jeremiah 25:21

15But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Godolias 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.

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1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 21:17, 1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 21:17, 1 Samuel 24:4

16And Godolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the son of Caree: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of Ismahel is false.

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Romans 3:8, Jeremiah 41:2, Matthew 10:16, Matthew 10:17, Romans 3:8