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Jeremiah 40:9

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.

KJV

Et juravit eis Godolias filius Ahicam filii Saphan, et comitibus eorum, dicens : Nolite timere servire Chaldæis : habitate in terra, et servite regi Babylonis, et bene erit vobis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ αἴνεσιν καὶ εἰς μεγαλειότητα παντὶ τῷ λαῷ τῆς γῆς οἵτινες ἀκούσονται πάντα τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἃ ἐγὼ ποιήσω, καὶ φοβηθήσονται καὶ πικρανθήσονται περὶ πάντων τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ περὶ πάσης τῆς εἰρήνης ἧς ἐγὼ ποιήσω αὐτοῖς.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע לָ/הֶ֜ם גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ בֶן אֲחִיקָ֤ם בֶּן שָׁפָן֙ וּ/לְ/אַנְשֵׁי/הֶ֣ם לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אַל תִּֽירְא֖וּ מֵ/עֲב֣וֹד הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים שְׁב֣וּ בָ/אָ֗רֶץ וְ/עִבְד֛וּ אֶת מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְ/יִיטַ֥ב לָ/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִיקָ֣ם
'chyqm
proper_noun · 20×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ
gdlyhv
proper_noun · 32×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
kshdym
noun · 82×
ם
m
verb · 287×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×
שָׁפָ֣ן
shpn
noun · 34×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 20:16 — So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
  • 2Kgs 25:24 — And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
  • Jer 27:11 — But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
  • Jer 27:11 — But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
  • Jer 38:17 — Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city
  • Lam 5:9 — We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.