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Jeremiah 40:12

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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.”

11 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,

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

14 and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
WEB
then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.
ASV
then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
DARBY
and all the Jews returned out of all the places whither they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
BLB
And all the Jews from all of the places to which they had been driven there returned, and they came [to] the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and they gathered wine and summer fruit in great abundance.
ÅB
Og alle disse jøder vendte tilbake fra alle de steder som de var drevet bort til, og kom til Juda land, til Gedalja i Mispa, og de samlet vin og frukt i stor mengde.
OTB
kom de alle tilbake til landet Juda, til Gedalja i Mispa, fra alle landene hvor de hadde vært spredt. Og de samlet en overflod av vin og sommerfrukt.
B1930
Og alle disse jøder vendte tilbake fra alle de steder som de var drevet bort til, og kom til Juda land, til Gedalja i Mispa, og de samlet vin og frukt i stor mengde.

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  • Jeremiah 43:5

    Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,

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