Jeremiah 40:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And before he replied, Neḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ While [Jeremiah] was hesitating, [the captain of the guard] said, Go back then to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right for you to go. So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present and let him go.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, said he, to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go.

Common English Bible

⁵ If you decide to remain here, stay with Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son and Shaphan’s grandson—the Babylonian appointee in charge of the cities of Judah. Stay with him and the people he rules or go wherever you want.” Then the captain of the special guard gave him ample provisions and let him go.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go." And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he released him.

Jeremiah 40:5 Cross References

2 Kings 22:12

and the sovereign commanded Ḥ

2 Kings 22:14

Then Ḥ

2 Chronicles 34:20

And the sovereign commanded Ḥ

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be יהוה  Elohim of our fathers, who has put this in the sovereign’s heart, to embellish the House of יהוה  which is in Yerushalayim,

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra came up from Baḇ

Nehemiah 1:11

“O יהוה, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who delight to fear Your Name. And let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man.” For I was cupbearer to the sovereign.

Job 22:29

For they have made low, and you say, ‘Up!’ And He saves the lowly of eyes.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please יהוה, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

The sovereign’s heart is as channels of water In the hand of יהוה ; He turns it wherever He wishes.

Jeremiah 15:11

יהוה  said, “Did I not direct you for your good? Did I not intercede for you in a time of evil and in a time of distress against the enemy?

Jeremiah 26:24

However, the hand of Aḥ

Jeremiah 39:14

and had Yirmeyahu taken from the court of the guard, and gave him to Geḏ

Jeremiah 40:4

“And now, see, I loosen you today from the chains that were on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Baḇ

Jeremiah 41:1

And in the seventh month it came to be that Yishmaʽ

Jeremiah 41:18

because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Yishmaʽ

Jeremiah 41:2

Yishmaʽ

Acts 27:3

And on the next day we landed at Tsiḏ

Acts 27:43

But the captain, intending to save Sha’ul, kept them from their intention, and commanded those able to swim to jump first and get to land,

Acts 28:10

who also respected us in many ways. And when we were setting sail, they provided us with our needs.

Hebrews 13:6

so that we boldly say, “יהוה  is my helper, I shall not fear what man shall do to me.”