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Settle in the towns you have taken, and live off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives, and store them away.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/40.htm">King James Bible</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/40.htm">New King James Version</a> As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay in Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil, and put them in your storage vessels, and live in your cities that you have taken over.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand for you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather in wine and summer fruit and oil and put them in your storage vessels and stay in your cities that you have seized.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As for me, I am going to stay at Mizpah to stand [for you] before the Chaldeans who come to us [ministering to them and looking after the king’s interests]; but as for you, gather in wine, summer fruit and oil and store them in your utensils [designed for such purposes], and live in your cities that you have taken over.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As for me, I am going to live in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have captured.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As for me, I am going to live in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have captured.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will stay here at Mizpah and meet with the Babylonian officials on each of their visits. But you must go back to your towns and bring in the harvest, then store the wine, olive oil, and dried fruit." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans, which shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm going to live in Mizpah and represent you when the Babylonians come to us. Gather grapes, summer fruit, and olive oil, and put them in storage jars. Live in the cities you have taken over." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> I myself will stay in Mizpah and be your representative when the Babylonians come here. But you can gather and store up wine, fruit, and olive oil, and live in the villages you occupy." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> As for me, I'll remain at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil. Put it in your containers and live in your cities that you have taken over." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/40.htm">NET Bible</a> I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs, and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As for me, look, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who shall come to us: but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, who will come to us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. <a href="/web/jeremiah/40.htm">World English Bible</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I, behold, I am dwelling in Mizpah to stand before the Chaldeans who have come to us, and you, gather wine, and summer fruit, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I, lo, I am dwelling in Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who are come in unto us, and ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruit, and oil, and put in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I, behold me dwelling in Mizpeh to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us: and ye, gather ye Wine, and the fruit harvest, and oil, and put in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye took.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold I dwell in Masphath, that I may answer the commandment of the Chaldeans that are sent to us: but as for you, gather ye the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and lay it up in your vessels, and abide in your cities which you hold. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, I live at Mizpah, so that I may follow the instruction of the Chaldeans who are sent to us. But as for you, gather the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and store it up in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, which you hold.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/40.htm">New American Bible</a> As for me, I will remain in Mizpah, as your representative before the Chaldeans when they come to us. You, for your part, harvest the wine, the fruit, and the oil, store them in jars, and remain in the cities you occupied.” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As for me, I am staying at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us; but as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and live in the towns that you have taken over.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell in Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you gather wheat, wine, oil, and summer fruits, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in the cities that you have taken. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I, behold, I dwell in Mezpaya to stand before the Chaldeans who come to us, and you gather grain and wine and oil and the fruit of summer, and cast them into your vessels, and dwell in your villages that you have seized<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that may come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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 them into your vessels, and dwell in the cities which ye have obtained possession of. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12472" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/40.htm">Gedaliah Rules in Judah</a> …9Gedaliah 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<a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">As for me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">I will</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/4709.htm" title="4709: bam·miṣ·pāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The name of several places in Isr. Feminine of Mitspeh; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine.">in Mizpah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: la·‘ă·mōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">to represent</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">you before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: hak·kaś·dîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">the Chaldeans</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. ">to us.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">As for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’is·p̄ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine grapes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: wə·qa·yiṣ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">summer fruit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: wə·še·men (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">and oil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śi·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">place them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: biḵ·lê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">in your storage jars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: ū·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and live</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: tə·p̄aś·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">you have taken.”</a> 11When 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,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25-26</a> They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. / But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">2 Kings 25:22-24</a> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah. / When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men. / And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.” <a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a> But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields. <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Jeremiah 41:1-3</a> In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there. / Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land. / Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there. <a href="/jeremiah/42-9.htm">Jeremiah 42:9-12</a> Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition: / ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you. / Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him. ... <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Jeremiah 43:4-7</a> So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah. / 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, / the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20-21</a> Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. / So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah. <a href="/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30-32</a> And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/ezekiel/33-24.htm">Ezekiel 33:24-29</a> “Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’ / Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? / You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?’ ... <a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a> Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. <a href="/romans/12-18.htm">Romans 12:18</a> If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. <a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1-2</a> First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— / for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">1 Peter 2:13-17</a> Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. / For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men. ... <a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a> Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. / For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. ... <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a> Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come to us: but you, gather you wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.serve.<a href="/jeremiah/35-19.htm">Jeremiah 35:19</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.<a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Deuteronomy 1:38</a> But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.<a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm">Proverbs 22:29</a> Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.gather.<a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a> But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.summer.<a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Jeremiah 40:12</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Jeremiah 48:32</a> O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.<a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1</a> And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-5.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-20.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-8.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Represent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-19.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Storage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Store</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-14.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/43-3.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/daniel/8-22.htm">Represent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Storage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Store</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 40</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzaradan, goes to Gedaliah.</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">The dispersed Jews repair unto him.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/40-13.htm">Johanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy is not believed.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Mizpah was a significant location in the territory of Benjamin, often serving as a gathering place for Israel (<a href="/judges/20.htm">Judges 20:1</a>). After the destruction of Jerusalem, Mizpah became the administrative center under Gedaliah, appointed by the Babylonians. Gedaliah's role was to mediate between the remaining Jews and the Babylonian authorities, ensuring peace and order. This reflects a period of transition and adaptation for the Jewish people under foreign rule, highlighting themes of leadership and diplomacy. The Chaldeans, synonymous with the Babylonians, were the dominant power, and Gedaliah's position was crucial for maintaining stability.As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, This instruction emphasizes the return to agricultural activities, a sign of normalcy and sustenance after the chaos of conquest. Wine, fruit, and oil were staples of the ancient Near Eastern diet and economy, symbolizing prosperity and God's provision (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8</a>). The gathering of these resources indicates a time of harvest and hope, suggesting that life continues even after devastation. It also reflects the agrarian culture of ancient Israel, where such produce was essential for survival and trade.place them in your storage jars, Storage jars were common in ancient Israel, used to preserve food and drink. This practice ensured that families could survive through seasons when fresh produce was unavailable. The mention of storage jars underscores the importance of preparation and foresight, themes prevalent in biblical wisdom literature (<a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a>). It also suggests a sense of security and stability, as the people were encouraged to plan for the future despite recent upheavals.and live in the cities you have taken. This phrase indicates a resettlement and reclamation of land. The cities mentioned were likely those left desolate after the Babylonian invasion. Resettling these areas was a step towards rebuilding the community and restoring the nation. It reflects the biblical theme of restoration and God's faithfulness in allowing His people to inhabit the land promised to their ancestors (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). This directive also implies a divine mandate to occupy and cultivate the land, resonating with the original command to Adam and Eve to "fill the earth and subdue it" (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> - The prophet who remained in Judah after the Babylonian conquest, providing guidance and counsel to the remnant. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gedaliah.htm">Gedaliah</a> - Appointed by the Babylonians as governor over the cities of Judah, he was tasked with overseeing the remnant left in the land. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a> - A city in Benjamin where Gedaliah set up his administration and where Jeremiah chose to stay. 4. <a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm">Chaldeans</a> - Another name for the Babylonians, who had conquered Judah and were now the ruling power. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a> - The people who were left in the land after the majority were taken into Babylonian exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a> Even in difficult circumstances, God calls His people to be faithful and productive. The remnant in Judah was to continue their lives, harvesting and storing produce, as a sign of hope and trust in God's provision. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_leadership.htm">Role of Leadership</a> Gedaliah's role as governor and Jeremiah's presence in Mizpah highlight the importance of godly leadership in times of crisis. Leaders are called to represent and protect their people, seeking peace and stability. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a> Despite the Babylonian conquest, God had not abandoned His people. The instruction to harvest and store produce is a reminder of God's ongoing provision and care. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_cooperation.htm">Community and Cooperation</a> The remnant was instructed to live in the cities they had taken, emphasizing the need for community and cooperation among God's people to rebuild and sustain their society.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 40</a> <a href="/q/external_accounts_on_jeremiah_40_13-16.htm">Jeremiah 40 (especially verses 13-16) - Are there any external accounts to corroborate or challenge the internal conflicts hinted at, particularly with Ishmael's faction?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer._40_7-12_align_with_history.htm">Jeremiah 40:7–12 – Does the relatively swift regrouping and prosperity of the Judeans match known historical events or contradict established timelines? </a> <a href="/q/does_this_align_with_2_kings_25_22-26.htm">How does this account align with or contradict the parallel narrative in 2 Kings 25:22-26 regarding Gedaliah's murder?</a> <a href="/q/is_king_asa's_pit_historically_verified.htm">Can the pit allegedly attributed to King Asa (Jeremiah 41:9) be historically verified, or does this contradict known archaeological data?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Gather ye wine, and summer fruits.--The words show that the application took place in the autumn. The captains and their followers were invited to help themselves freely from the fields and vineyards and olive-yards, the owners of which had been carried off to Babylon, so as to relieve their immediate wants and provide for the coming winter. The "summer fruits" would probably include figs, apples, and the like.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - To serve the Chaldeans; rather, to stand before the Chaldeans (so literally); i.e. to mediate between you and them (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a>). Gather ye wine, etc. It was the fifth or sixth month (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Jeremiah 41:1</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8</a>), the end of July or the beginning of August, when grapes, figs, and olives become ripe. Observe, "wine" is here the wine in the grape; the Hebrew yayin seems originally to have meant a cluster of grapes, like the corresponding word (wain) in Arabic (setup. on ch. 48:33). That ye have taken; rather, that ye shall have taken. (The "captains" had up to this time been in the open country, ver. 7.) <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As for me, וַאֲנִ֗י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I I will הִנְנִ֤י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! stay יֹשֵׁב֙ (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Mizpah בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה (bam·miṣ·pāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4709.htm">Strong's 4709: </a> Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel to represent לַֽעֲמֹד֙ (la·‘ă·mōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations you before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים (hak·kaś·dîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that come יָבֹ֖אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to us. אֵלֵ֑ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to As for you, וְאַתֶּ֡ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you gather in אִסְפוּ֩ (’is·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove wine, יַ֨יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication summer fruit, וְקַ֜יִץ (wə·qa·yiṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> To awake and oil, וְשֶׁ֗מֶן (wə·še·men) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> Grease, liquid, richness place them וְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ (wə·śi·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set in your storage jars, בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם (biḵ·lê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus and live וּשְׁב֖וּ (ū·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the cities בְּעָרֵיכֶ֥ם (bə·‘ā·rê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement you have taken over.? תְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃ (tə·p̄aś·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 40:10 As for me behold I will dwell (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 40:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 40:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 40:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 40:11" /></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="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>