Jeremiah 41:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Yishmaʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land [and whose death the king could avenge without much discrimination].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ because they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they found out that Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, had killed Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the region.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ away from the face of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Judah.

Jeremiah 41:18 Cross References

2 Kings 25:22

And he appointed Geḏ

2 Kings 25:25

And in the seventh month it came to be that Yishmaʽ

Isaiah 57:11

“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, that you have lied and not remembered Me, nor taken it to your heart? Have I not been silent, even from of old, and you have not feared Me?

Jeremiah 40:5

And before he replied, Neḇ

Jeremiah 42:1

Then all the commanders of the army, and Yoḥ

Jeremiah 42:11

‘Do not be afraid of the sovereign of Baḇ

Jeremiah 42:16

then it shall be that the sword which you feared overtakes you there in the land of Mitsrayim, and the scarcity of food of which you were afraid clings to you there in Mitsrayim, and you die there.