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{{DOD-August}}
In chapters 37 and 38 we read that [[Jeremiah]] was imprisoned on suspicion of being a traitor. Then, chapter 39 records the city of [[Jerusalem]] being burned, and the fate of Zedekiah. The [[Word]] of [[God]], through [[Jeremiah]], was vindicated. The city was destroyed, just as [[Jeremiah]] predicted, and Zedekiah's sons were killed. Zedekiah's eyes were put out, and he was carried in chains to [[Babylon]]. Verses 11-18 record the kind of treatment [[Jeremiah]] received. He was given a choice to go to [[Babylon]], or stay in Palestine. He chose the latter and we again see that the faithful are rewarded when [[judgment]] falls. [[Jeremiah]], who had been faithful to [[God]] and His Word, and faithful to deliver the [[Word]] to the backslidden nation, was not rewarded for his faithfulness; whereas, the remainder of [[Jerusalem]] was taken into captivity.
Chapters 40 and 41 record the murder of Gedaliah, the son of [[Jeremiah]]'s friend, Ahikam. [[Nebuchadnezzar]] had appointed him governor over [[Judah]] , but within three months he was assassinated. It is interesting to note that Gedaliah had his headquarters at Mizpeh, which is seven miles north of [[Jerusalem]]. In 1935, a seal bearing the inscription, "Belonging to Gedaliah, the one who is over the house," was found in the layer of ashes left by [[Nebuchadnezzar]] 's fire at Lachish.
In chapter 40:9-16 we read that the wise regime of Gedaliah was prospering, but Ishmael, a member of the royal family, was sent by Baalis of Ammon to assassinate Gedaliah. Ishmael, with a company of ten men, slew Gedaliah.
In chapter 41 a sorrowing band, on the way to [[Jerusalem]], was also murdered. Ishmael fled to Ammon. The remnant, who were perplexed by the killing of Gedaliah, and fearing reprisal by [[Nebuchadnezzar]] , sought [[Jeremiah]] to [[pray]] for them. The answer came from the [[Lord]] in ten days, telling them they should remain in the land. However, they refused [[God]]'s [[Word]] and decided to go to [[Egypt]].
