Jeremiah 40:9

NASB

Jeremiah 40:9

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New American Standard Bible

Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.

International Standard Version

Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men: "Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Remain in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well for you.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

Amplified

Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans; stay in this land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you.

Bible in Basic English

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

Darby Translation

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, will swear to them and to their men, saying, Ye shall not fear serving the Chaldeans: dwell in the land and serve the king of Babel, and it shall be well to you.

King James 2000

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, {saying}, "You must not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore unto them and their fellows on this manner, "Be not afraid to serve the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and do the king of Babylon service, so shall ye prosper.

NET Bible

Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. "Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

New Heart English Bible

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

The Emphasized Bible

Then Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan swats unto them, and to their men saying, Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans, - dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon that it may be well with you.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Youngs Literal Translation

And swear to them doth Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, and to their men, saying, 'Be not afraid of serving the Chaldeans, abide in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it is well for you;

Themes

Ahikam » Son of shaphan

Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive

Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah

Israel » Gedaliah » Administration » Favorable » To people

Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital

Oath » Gedaliah confirms his word by

Shaphan » The father of ahikam and the grandfather of gedaliah

Topics

Serving Groups

Do Not Fear Men

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And Gedaliah

H1436

גּדליהוּ גּדליה
G@dalyah

Gedaliah

Usage: 32

the son

H1121
H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,
son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0
Usage: 0

of Ahikam

H296

אחיקם
'Achiyqam

Ahikam

Usage: 20

of Shaphan

H8227

שׁפן
Shaphan

Shaphan, coney

Usage: 34

sware

H7650

שׁבע

sware, charge, oath, adjure, straitly

Usage: 186

unto them and to their men

H582

אנושׁ
'enowsh

man, certain, husbands, some, merchantmen, persons,

Usage: 42

saying

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Fear

H3372

ירא
Yare'

fear, afraid, terrible, terrible thing, dreadful, reverence, fearful, terrible acts,

Usage: 334

not to serve

H5647

עבד
`abad

serve, do, till, servant, work, worshippers, service, dress, labour, ear,

Usage: 288

the Chaldeans

H3778

כּשׂדּימה כּשׂדּי
Kasdiy

Chaldeans, Chaldees, Chaldea

Usage: 81

dwell in

H3427

ישׁב
Yashab

dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken,

Usage: 1081

the land

H776

ארץ
'erets

land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness

Usage: 2504

and serve

H5647

עבד
`abad

serve, do, till, servant, work, worshippers, service, dress, labour, ear,

Usage: 288

the king

H4428

מלך
melek

king, royal, Hammelech, Malcham, Moloch

Usage: 2521

of Babylon

H894

בּבל
babel

Babylon, Babylonian , Babel

Usage: 262

and it shall be well

H3190

יטב
Yatab

well, good, please, merry, amend, better, accepted, diligently,

Usage: 115

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 40:9

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 27138
Jeremiah Rank: 892
2 Topics
7 Themes
7 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
8 Phrases
7 Names
12 References

Context Readings

The Assassination Of Gedaliah

⁸ So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with 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 the Maacathite, both they and their men. ⁹ Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, that it may go well with you. ¹⁰ Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.”

Phrases

Be Not Afraid

Do Not Be Afraid

Do Not Fear

Dwell in the Land

Fear Not

Submit to

That It May Go Well with You

Took an Oath

Names

Ahikam

Babel

Babylon

Chaldeans

Gedaliah

No

Shaphan

Cross References

Jeremiah 27:11

But the nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let remain on its land,” declares the Lord, “and they will till it and dwell in it.”’”

1 Samuel 20:16-17

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord require it at the hands of David’s enemies.”

2 Kings 25:24

Gedaliah swore to them and their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans; live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

Jeremiah 38:17-20

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If you will indeed go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will survive.

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Jeremiah 40:9

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