Jeremiah 40:2–6

²And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and ^esaid unto him, ^fThe Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. ³Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: ^egbecause ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. ⁴And now behold, I loose thee this day from ^hthe chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, ⁱall the land is before thee: whither ⁱit seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. ⁵Now while he was not yet gone back, ^jhe said, Go back also to ^kGedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, ^lwhom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him ^mamong the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him ⁿvictuals and a ^oreward, and let him go. ⁶Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to ^pMizpah; and dwelt with him ^mamong the people that were left in the land.