pronounced this evil upon this place.
3 Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned
against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which wereupon thine hand. If it seem
good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it
seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land isbefore thee:
whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and
dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So
the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among
the people that were left in the land.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces which werein the fields, eventhey and their men,
heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had
committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that
were not carried away captive to Babylon;
8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and
Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the
Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto 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.
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us:
but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put themin your vessels, and dwell in
your cities that ye have taken.
11 Likewise when all the Jews that werein Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and
that werein all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and
that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land
of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that werein the
fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
14 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I
pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore
should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the
remnant in Judah perish?
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this
thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, thatIshmael the son of Nethaniah the son of
Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of
Babylon had made governor over the land.
3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, evenwith Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the
Chaldeans that were found there, andthe men of war.

4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, evenfourscore men,
having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings
and incense in their hand, to bring themto the house of the LORD.
6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as
he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam.
7 And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
slew them, and cast theminto the midst of the pit, he, and the men that werewith him.
8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have
treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew
them not among their brethren.
9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain
because of Gedaliah, wasit which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that wereslain.
10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that werein Mizpah, even
the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that werewith him,
heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found
him by the great waters that arein Gibeon.
13 Now it came to pass, thatwhen all the people which werewith Ishmael saw Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that werewith him, then they were glad.
14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and
returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the
Ammonites.
16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that werewith him,
all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from
Mizpah, after thathe had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, evenmighty men of war, and the
women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to
enter into Egypt,
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.
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of
Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted
before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, evenfor all this remnant; (for we are left
buta few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
3 That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may
do.
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD
your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, thatwhatsoever thing the LORD
shall answer you, I will declare itunto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not

even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
6 Whether it begood, or whether it beevil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to
whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which werewith
him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
9 And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present
your supplication before him;
10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull youdown, and I will
plant you, and not pluck youup: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the
LORD: for I amwith you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return
to your own land.
13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the
sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
16 Then it shall come to pass, thatthe sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the
land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in
Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they
shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or
escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been
poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when
ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a
reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
19 The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know
certainly that I have admonished you this day.
20 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for
us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto
us, and we will do it.
21 And nowI have this day declared itto you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your
God, nor any thingfor the which he hath sent me unto you.
22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go andto sojourn.
1 And it came to pass, thatwhen Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all
the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, evenall
these words,
2 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men,
saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not
into Egypt to sojourn there:
3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the
Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed
not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of