Verse 24

And Gedaliah{H1436} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} to them, and to their men{H582}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not to be the servants{H5650} of the Chaldees{H3778}: dwell{H3427}{(H8798)} in the land{H776}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}; and it shall be well{H3190}{(H8799)} with you.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:11 : 11 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} she, I pray thee, let the king{H4428} remember{H2142}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} any more{H7235}{(H8687)}, lest they destroy{H8045}{(H8686)} my son{H1121}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, As the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, there shall not one hair{H8185} of thy son{H1121} fall{H5307}{(H8799)} to the earth{H776}.
  • 2 Sam 19:23 : 23 Therefore the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Shimei{H8096}, Thou shalt not die{H4191}{(H8799)}. And the king{H4428} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} unto him.
  • Jer 40:9-9 : 9 And Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} unto them and to their men{H582}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the Chaldeans{H3778}: dwell in{H3427}{(H8798)} the land{H776}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and it shall be well{H3190}{(H8799)} with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} at Mizpah{H4709} to serve{H5975}{(H8800)}{H6440} the Chaldeans{H3778}, which will come{H935}{(H8799)} unto us: but ye, gather{H622}{(H8798)} ye wine{H3196}, and summer fruits{H7019}, and oil{H8081}, and put{H7760}{(H8798)} them in your vessels{H3627}, and dwell{H3427}{(H8798)} in your cities{H5892} that ye have taken{H8610}{(H8804)}.
  • Jer 43:6 : 6 Even men{H1397}, and women{H802}, and 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}{(H8689)} 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}{(H8802)} those wastes{H2723} of the land{H127} of Israel{H3478} speak{H559}{(H8802)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Abraham{H85} was one{H259}, and he inherited{H3423}{(H8799)} the land{H776}: but we are many{H7227}; the land{H776} is given{H5414}{(H8738)} us for inheritance{H4181}. 25 Wherefore say{H559}{(H8798)} unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Ye eat{H398}{(H8799)} with the blood{H1818}, and lift up{H5375}{(H8799)} your eyes{H5869} toward your idols{H1544}, and shed{H8210}{(H8799)} blood{H1818}: and shall ye possess{H3423}{(H8799)} the land{H776}? 26 Ye stand{H5975}{(H8804)} upon your sword{H2719}, ye work{H6213}{(H8804)} abomination{H8441}, and ye defile{H2930}{(H8765)} every one{H376} his neighbour's{H7453} wife{H802}: and shall ye possess{H3423}{(H8799)} the land{H776}? 27 Say{H559}{(H8799)} thou thus unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; As I live{H2416}, surely they that are in the wastes{H2723} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} by the sword{H2719}, and him that is in the open{H6440} field{H7704} will I give{H5414}{(H8804)} to the beasts{H2416} to be devoured{H398}{(H8800)}, and they that be in the forts{H4679} and in the caves{H4631} shall die{H4191}{(H8799)} of the pestilence{H1698}. 28 For I will lay{H5414}{(H8804)} the land{H776} most{H4923} desolate{H8077}, and the pomp{H1347} of her strength{H5797} shall cease{H7673}{(H8738)}; and the mountains{H2022} of Israel{H3478} shall be desolate{H8074}{(H8804)}, that none shall pass through{H5674}{(H8802)}. 29 Then shall they know{H3045}{(H8804)} that I am the LORD{H3068}, when I have laid{H5414}{(H8800)} the land{H776} most{H4923} desolate{H8077} because of all their abominations{H8441} which they have committed{H6213}{(H8804)}.