## Jeremiah 40 Translation Questions ##

Q? What came to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan had sent him away from Ramah?

A. The word from Yahweh came to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan had sent him away from Ramah. [40:1]

Q? What was Nebuzaradan going to do with the people of Jerusalem and Judah?

A. He was going to send them to Babylon. [40:2]

Q? Why did the chief guard tell Jeremiah concerning Yahweh and Jerusalem?

A. The chief guard said that Yahweh had decreed the disaster against that place. [40:2]

Q? Where did the chief guard say that Jeremiah could go?

A. He said that Jeremiah could go with him to Babylon or go wherever he wanted to in the land. [40:4]

Q? To whom did the chief guard say that Jeremiah should go?

A. He said that Jeremiah should go to Gedaliah, who was in charge of the cities of Judah. [40:5]

Q? Where did Jeremiah go and live?

A. Jeremiah went to Gedaliah and lived among the people who were left behind in the land. [40:6]

Q? What did the commanders of the Judean soldiers and their men do when they heard that Gedaliah had been put in charge of those who had not been exiled to Babylon?

A. They went to Gedaliah at Mizpah. [40:7-8]

Q? What did Gedaliah tell the commanders of the Judean soldiers and their men to do?

A. He said that if they would serve the Chaldean officials and the king of Babylon and live in the land it would go well with them. [40:9]

Q? What did Gedaliah tell the commanders of the Judean soldiers and their men to do so they could harvest wine, summer fruit, and oil?

A. He told them that they should live in the cities that they had occupied. [40:10]

Q? What did the Judeans do when they heard that the king of Babylon had allowed a remnant of Judah to stay?

A. The Judeans returned to Judah from every place where they had been scattered, and they harvested wine and summer fruit in great abundance. [40:11-12]

Q? What did Johanan and all the army commanders ask Gedaliah at Mizpah?

A. They asked him if he realized that Baalis king of Ammon had sent Ishmael to murder him. [40:13-14]

Q? What did Gedaliah think about what Jonathan and the army commanders told him?

A. He did not believe them. [40:14]

Q? What did Johanan tell Gedaliah he wanted to do?

A. He wanted kill Ishmael. [40:15]

Q? What did Gedaliah think of Jonathan's words about Ishmael?

A. Gedaliah thought that Jonathan was telling lies about Ishmael. [40:16]

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