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Jeremiah 40:11

AhikamEsauGedaliahMoabShaphanBabylonEdomMoab
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9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.

10 As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”

When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,

12 they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.

13 Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

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BSB
When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
KJV
Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
WEB
Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
ASV
Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
DARBY
Likewise all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon and in Edom, and that were in all the lands, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
BLB
And also all the Jews who [were] in Moab and among the sons of Ammon and in Edom, who [were] in all the lands, heard that the king of Babylon had given a remnant for Judah [and] that he had appointed over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam son Shaphan.
ÅB
Også alle de jøder som var i Moab og iblant Ammons barn og i Edom, og de som var i alle andre land, hørte at Babels konge hadde latt en rest av folket bli tilbake i Juda, og at han hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Akikam, Safans sønn, over dem.
OTB
Da jødene som var i Moab, Ammon, Edom og alle de omkringliggende landene hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde latt en rest bli igjen i Juda og hadde utnevnt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, sønn av Sjafan, som guvernør over dem,
B1930
Også alle de jøder som var i Moab og iblandt Ammons barn og i Edom, og de som var i alle andre land, hørte at Babels konge hadde latt en rest av folket bli tilbake i Juda, og at han hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Akikam, Safans sønn, over dem.

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  • Isaiah 16:4

    Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,

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  • Genesis 36:8

    So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

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  • Numbers 25:1

    While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

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  • Ezekiel 35:5

    Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,

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  • Jeremiah 24:9

    I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.

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  • Ezekiel 5:3

    But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.

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  • Ezekiel 25:12

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,

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  • Numbers 22:1

    Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.

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