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Date:      28th April, 2026

 Jeremiah 40, verse 7-10

Source: Bible New International Version۔

⁷ When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon, ⁸ they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men.

⁹ Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve the Babylonians, he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. ¹⁰ I myself will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and olive oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you have taken over.”

یَرمِیاہ جدلیاہ کے پاس قیام کرتا ہے

یہُوداؔہ کا حاکِم (گورنر) جدلیاہ

7جب لشکروں کے سب سرداروں نے اور اُن کے آدمِیوں نے جو مَیدان میں رہ گئے تھے سُنا کہ شاہِ بابل نے جِدلیاؔہ بِن اخِیقاؔم کو مُلک کا حاکِم مُقرّر کِیا ہے اور مَردوں اور عَورتوں اور بچّوں کو اور مُملکت کے مِسکِینوں کو جو اسِیر ہو کر بابل کو نہ گئے تھے اُس کے سپُرد کِیا ہے۔ 8تو اِسمٰعیل بِن نتنیاؔہ اور یُوحناؔن اور یُونتن بنی قرِیح اور سِراؔیاہ بِن تنحُومت اور بنی عیِفی نطُوفاتی اور یزنیاؔہ بِن معکاؔتی اپنے آدمِیوں کے ساتھ جدلیاؔہ کے پاس مِصفاؔہ میں آئے۔ 9اور جِدلیاؔہ بِن اخِیقاؔم بِن سافن نے اُن سے اور اُن کے آدمِیوں سے قَسم کھا کر کہا کہ تُم کسدیوں کی خِدمت گُذاری سے نہ ڈرو۔ اپنے مُلک میں بسو اور شاہِ بابل کی خِدمت کرو تو تُمہارا بھلا ہو گا۔ 10اور دیکھو مَیں تو اِس لِئے مِصفاؔہ میں رہتا ہُوں کہ جو کسدی ہمارے پاس آئیں اُن کی خِدمت میں حاضِر رہُوں پر تُم مَے اور تابِستانی میوے اور تیل جمع کر کے اپنے برتنوں میں رکھّو اور اپنے شہروں میں جِن پر تُم نے قبضہ کِیا ہے بسو

My point of view about above verses

Commander of guard told Jeremiah as you people sinned against the Lord and did not obey him so He decreed disaster against this land. But now you are free – if you want to live in Jerusalem its upto you or want to go Babylon – whole land is before you – whatever pleases you

so Jeremiah stayed in the land of Jerusalem 

Gedaliah was appointed as governor over Jerusalem for all poor who left in the land and Gedaliah told them to be submissive to king of Babylon and I am here to take care of you - so plant your wine and olives and store them and live in your cities   

 May God give us wisdom to understand Him through His Word as He speaks with us through this word and prophets - and apply it in our lives to have a blissful life on earth