Yirmeyahu 40:1-6 ירמיהו מ׳:א׳-ו׳

The word that came to Yirmeyahu from the Lord, after Nevuzar᾽adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Rama, when he had taken him bound as he was in chains among all the exiles of Yerushalayim and Yehuda who were carried away as exiles to Bavel.

And the captain of the guard took Yirmeyahu, and said to him, The Lord thy God has pronounced this evil upon this place.

Now the Lord has brought it, and done according as he has said: because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

And now, behold, I release thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hand. If it seem good to thee to come with me into Bavel, come; and I will look after thee: but if it seem ill to thee to come with me into Bavel, do not come: behold, all the land is before thee: wherever it seems good and convenient for thee to go, go there.

(Then since he did not yet turn about;) Go back then, said he, Gedalya the son of Aĥiqam the son of Shafan, whom the king of Bavel has made governor over the cities of Yehuda, and dwell with him among the people: or go wherever it seems convenient to thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.

Then Yirmeyahu went to Gedalya the son of Aĥiqam to Miżpa; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.