2 “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘The one continuing to dwell in this city is the one that will die by the sword,+ by the famine+ and by the pestilence.+ But the one going out to the Chal·deʹans is the one that will keep living and that will certainly come to have his soul as a spoil and alive.’+

9 And Ged·a·liʹah+ the son of A·hiʹkam+ the son of Shaʹphan+ proceeded to swear+ to them and to their men, saying: “Do not be afraid of serving the Chal·deʹans. Continue dwelling in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with YOU.+

10 ‘If YOU will without fail keep dwelling in this land,+ I will also build YOU up and I shall not tear [YOU] down, and I will plant YOU and I shall not uproot [YOU];+ for I shall certainly feel regret over the calamity that I have caused to YOU.+