Jeremiah 40:9 Cross References - MLV

⁹ 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. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it will be well with you*.

¹⁵ And he saw a resting place that it was good and the land that it was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear and became a servant under forced-labor.

¹⁶ So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies. ¹⁷ And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

²⁴ And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men and said to them, Do not fear because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and it will be well with you*.

³ Trust in Jehovah and do good. Dwell in the land and feed on his faithfulness.

² Because you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be fortunate and it will be well with you.

¹¹ But the nation that will bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, that nation I will let remain in their own land, says Jehovah and they will till it and dwell in it.

¹⁷ Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, Jehovah says thus, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. If you will go forth to the king of Babylon's rulers, then your soul will live and this city will not be burned with fire and you will live and your house.
¹⁸ But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's rulers, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans and they will burn it with fire and you will not escape out of their hand.
¹⁹ And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who have fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand and they abuse me. ²⁰ But Jeremiah said, They will not deliver you. I beseech you, obey, the voice of Jehovah, in what I speak to you, so it will be well with you and your soul will live.