TSK · Jeremiah 40:9

When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.

Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. He said,“You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah,“The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says,‘You must surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon. If you do, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down. Indeed, you and your whole family will be spared.