Verse 24

And Gedaliah{H1436} sware{H7650} to them and to their men,{H582} and said{H559} unto them, Fear{H3372} not because of the servants{H5650} of the Chaldeans:{H3778} dwell{H3427} in the land,{H776} and serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and it shall be well{H3190} with you.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:11 : 11 Then said{H559} she, I pray thee, let the king{H4428} remember{H2142} Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} that the avenger{H1350} of blood{H1818} destroy{H7843} not any more,{H7235} lest they destroy{H8045} my son.{H1121} And he said,{H559} As Jehovah{H3068} liveth,{H2416} there shall not one hair{H8185} of thy son{H1121} fall{H5307} to the earth.{H776}
  • 2 Sam 19:23 : 23 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto Shimei,{H8096} Thou shalt not die.{H4191} And the king{H4428} sware{H7650} unto him.
  • Jer 40:9-9 : 9 And Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227} sware{H7650} unto them and to their men,{H582} saying,{H559} Fear{H3372} not to serve{H5647} the Chaldeans:{H3778} dwell in{H3427} the land,{H776} and serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and it shall be well{H3190} with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell{H3427} at Mizpah,{H4709} to stand{H5975} before the Chaldeans{H3778} that shall come{H935} unto us: but ye, gather{H622} ye wine{H3196} and summer fruits{H7019} and oil,{H8081} and put{H7760} them in your vessels,{H3627} and dwell{H3427} in your cities{H5892} that ye have taken.{H8610}
  • Jer 43:6 : 6 the men,{H1397} and the women,{H802} and the children,{H2945} and the king's{H4428} daughters,{H1323} and every person{H5315} that Nebuzaradan{H5018} the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876} had left{H3240} with Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam,{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan;{H8227} and Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet,{H5030} and Baruch{H1263} the son{H1121} of Neriah;{H5374}
  • Ezek 33:24-29 : 24 Son{H1121} of man,{H120} they that inhabit{H3427} those waste{H2723} places in the land{H127} of Israel{H3478} speak,{H559} saying,{H559} Abraham{H85} was one,{H259} and he inherited{H3423} the land:{H776} but we are many;{H7227} the land{H776} is given{H5414} us for inheritance.{H4181} 25 Wherefore say{H559} unto them, Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Ye eat{H398} with the blood,{H1818} and lift up{H5375} your eyes{H5869} unto your idols,{H1544} and shed{H8210} blood:{H1818} and shall ye possess{H3423} the land?{H776} 26 Ye stand{H5975} upon your sword,{H2719} ye work{H6213} abomination,{H8441} and ye defile{H2930} every one{H376} his neighbor's{H7453} wife:{H802} and shall ye possess{H3423} the land?{H776} 27 Thus shalt thou say{H559} unto them, Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} As I live,{H2416} surely they that are in the waste{H2723} places shall fall{H5307} by the sword;{H2719} and him that is in the open{H6440} field{H7704} will I give{H5414} to the beasts{H2416} to be devoured;{H398} and they that are in the strongholds{H4679} and in the caves{H4631} shall die{H4191} of the pestilence.{H1698} 28 And I will make{H5414} the land{H776} a desolation{H8077} and an astonishment;{H8077} and the pride{H1347} of her power{H5797} shall cease;{H7673} and the mountains{H2022} of Israel{H3478} shall be desolate,{H8074} so that none shall pass through.{H5674} 29 Then shall they know{H3045} that I am Jehovah,{H3068} when I have made{H5414} the land{H776} a desolation{H8077} and an astonishment,{H8077} because of all their abominations{H8441} which they have committed.{H6213}