Jeremiah 40:9

American King James Version (1999)

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

Genesis 49:15

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to tribute.

2 Kings 25:24

And Gedaliah swore to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

Psalm 128:2

For you shall eat the labor of your hands: happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.

Jeremiah 27:11

But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, said the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

Lamentations 1:1

How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

Lamentations 5:9

We got our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.