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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Jeremiah 40 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/jeremiah/40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/jeremiah/40-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > Jeremiah 40</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/39.htm" title="Jeremiah 39">◄</a> Jeremiah 40 <a href="../jeremiah/41.htm" title="Jeremiah 41">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/40-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Jeremiah Remains in Judah<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:1)</font> The word that came from the Lord to Jeremias, after that Nabuzardan the captain of the guard had let him go out of Rama, when he had taken him in manacles in the midst of the captivity of Juda, <i>even</i> those who were carried to Babylon. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:2)</font> And the chief captain of the guard took him, and said to him, The Lord thy God has pronounced all these evils upon this place: <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:3)</font> and the Lord has done it; because ye sinned against him, and hearkened not to his voice. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:4)</font> Behold, I have loosed thee from the manacles that were upon thine hands. If it seem good to thee to go with me to Babylon, then will I set mine eyes upon thee. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:5)</font> But if not, depart; return to Godolias the son of Achicam, the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor in the land of Juda, and dwell with him in the midst of the people in the land of Juda: to whatsoever places it seems good in thine eyes to go, do thou even go. And the captain of the guard made him presents, and let him go. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:6)</font> And he came to Godolias to Massepha, and dwelt in the midst of his people that was left in the land.<p> <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">Gedaliah Governs in Judah<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:7)</font> And all the leaders of the host that was in the country, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Godolias <i>governor</i> in the land, and they committed to him the men and their wives, whom <i>Nabuchodonosor had</i> not removed to Babylon. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:8)</font> And there came to Godolias to Massepha Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Joanan son of Caree, and Saraeas the son of Thanaemeth, and the sons of Jophe the Netophathite, and Ezonias son of the Mochathite, they and their men. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:9)</font> And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying, Be not afraid before the children of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be better for you. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:10)</font> And, behold, I dwell in your presence at Massepha, to stand before the Chaldeans who shall come against you: and do ye gather grapes, and fruits, and oil, and put <i>them</i> into your vessels, and dwell in the cities which ye have obtained possession of. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:11)</font> And all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and those <i>that were</i> in Idumea, and those <i>that were</i> in all <i>the rest of</i> the country, heard that the king of Babylon <i>had</i> granted a remnant to Juda, and that he had appointed over them Godolias the son of Achicam. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:12)</font> And they came to Godolias into the land of Juda, to Massepha, and gathered grapes, and very much summer fruit, and oil.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">The Plot against Gedaliah<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:13)</font> And Joanan the son of Caree, and all the leaders of the host, who were in the fields, came to Godolias to Massepha, <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:14)</font> and said to him, Dost thou indeed know that king Beleissa son of Ammon has sent Ismael to thee to slay thee? But Godolias believed them not. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:15)</font> And Joanan said to Godolias secretly in Massepha, I will go now and smite Ismael, and let no man know <i>it</i>; lest he slay thee, and all the Jews that are gathered to thee be dispersed, and the remnant of Juda perish. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><font color=blue>(47:16)</font> But Godolias said to Joanan, Do not the thing, for thou speakest lies concerning Ismael.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>