Jeremiah 40:9

Modern King James Version

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Do not fear to serve the Chaldeans. Live 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 that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute-slave.

2 Kings 25:24

And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Do not fear to be 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 you shall surely eat the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and all is well with you.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in Jehovah, and do good; you shall dwell in the land, and you shall be fed on truth.

Jeremiah 27:11

But the nations who bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those I will leave on their own land, says Jehovah. And they shall work it and dwell in it.

Lamentations 1:1

How alone sits the city that was full of people! She has become like a widow, once great among the nations, a noblewoman among the nations, but now has become a tribute-payer.

Lamentations 5:9

We bring in our bread with our souls, because of the sword of the wilderness.