Verse 4
Jeremiah 40:4
World English Bible
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Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֞ה הִנֵּ֧ה פִתַּחְתִּ֣י/ךָ הַ/יּ֗וֹם מִֽן הָ/אזִקִּים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל יָדֶ/ךָ֒ אִם ט֨וֹב בְּ/עֵינֶ֜י/ךָ לָ/ב֧וֹא אִתִּ֣/י בָבֶ֗ל בֹּ֚א וְ/אָשִׂ֤ים אֶת עֵינִ/י֙ עָלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אִם רַ֧ע בְּ/עֵינֶ֛י/ךָ לָ/בֽוֹא אִתִּ֥/י בָבֶ֖ל חֲדָ֑ל רְאֵה֙ כָּל הָ/אָ֣רֶץ לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ אֶל ט֨וֹב וְ/אֶל הַ/יָּשָׁ֧ר בְּ/עֵינֶ֛י/ךָ לָ/לֶ֥כֶת שָׁ֖מָּ/ה לֵֽךְ
English Translation
And now, behold, I have opened to you today from the shackles that are upon you; if it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will set my eyes upon you; and if it is bad in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, refrain. See, all the land is before you; choose what is good and right in your eyes to go there.
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Chapter 40 Context
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The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, “Yahweh your God (Elohim) pronounced this e...
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and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against Yahweh, a...
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Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who...
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Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that...
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then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son...
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Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afra...
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As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but yo...
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then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah,...
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Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came...
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and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son...
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Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and...
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But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing; for...
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