Jeremiah 40:3-5

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³Now the Lord has brought it about and has done as He said: [It is] because you [of Judah] have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you.

⁴Now, see, I am freeing you today [Jeremiah] from the chains upon your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep an eye on you and look after you well. But if it seems bad to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not do it. Behold, all the land is before you; wherever it seems good, right, and convenient for you to go, go there.

⁵While [Jeremiah] was hesitating, [the captain of the guard] said, Go back then to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right for you to go. So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present and let him go.

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Jeremiah 40:3-5

New International Version

³And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned^(A) against the Lord and did not obey^(B) him. ⁴But today I am freeing^(C) you from the chains^(D) on your wrists. Come with me to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you; but if you do not want to, then don’t come. Look, the whole country lies before you; go wherever you please.”^(E) ⁵However, before Jeremiah turned to go,^[a] Nebuzaradan added, “Go back to Gedaliah^(F) son of Ahikam,^(G) the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed^(H) over the towns^(I) of Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you please.”^(J)