Jeremiah 40:9

A Conservative Version

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Cross References

Jeremiah 27:11

But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that [nation] I will let remain in their own land, says LORD, and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

2 Kings 25:24

And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Psalm 128:2

For thou shall eat the labor of thy hands. Happy thou shall be, and it shall be well with thee.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.

Genesis 49:15

And he saw a resting place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant under task work.

Lamentations 1:1

How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become tributary!

Lamentations 5:9

We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword of the wilderness.