Jeremiah 40:16
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But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”
In other translations
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559גְּדַלְיָהוּgedalyahuGedaliahH1436בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121אֲחִיקָם'achikamAhikamH296אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹחָנָןyochananJohananH3110בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121קָרֵחַkareachKareahH7143אַל־'al-may notH408תַּעֲשֵׂהta'asyou doH6213אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַדָּבָרhadavarthe thingH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088כִּי־ki-forH3588שֶׁקֶרshekerfalsehoodH8267אַתָּה'atahyouH859דֹבֵרdover[are] speakingH1696אֶל־'el-concerningH413יִשְׁמָעֵאל׃ סyishma'elIshmaelH3458
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 10:16-1716 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- Romans 3:8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
- Jeremiah 41:2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.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.
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People and places
People: Ahikam, Gedaliah, Ishmael (son of Nethaniah), Johanan, Kareah