Jeremiah 40:9

New Living Translation

Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised.

Cross References

Genesis 49:15

When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.

2 Kings 25:24

Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonian officials meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid of them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised.

Psalm 128:2

You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be!

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

Jeremiah 27:11

But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so full of people, is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, she is now a slave.

Lamentations 5:9

We hunt for food at the risk of our lives, for violence rules the countryside.