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41.11 all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. Now it came to pass, that when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the men, even the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the officers, whom he had brought back from Gibeon; and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, and said unto Jeremiah the prophet: 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us; that the  thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.' Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them: 'I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the  your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the  shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.' Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The  be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the  thy God shall send thee to us. Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the  our God.'

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the came unto Jeremiah. Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, and said unto them: 'Thus saith the, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him: If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent Me of the evil that I have done unto you. Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the ; for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. But if ye say: We will not abide in this land;