Jeremiah 40:6 meaning and explanation

So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

Jeremiah 40:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah has just been freed from chains at Ramah by Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian captain of the guard, who offered him safe passage to Babylon with provisions. Instead of choosing comfort in exile, Jeremiah goes to Gedaliah, the governor Babylon appointed over the poor who remained in Judah, and settles with him at Mizpah.

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