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Jeremiah 40:15 (AMP)

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15 Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray you, and I will slay Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he slay you and cause all the Jews who are gathered to you to be scattered and the remnant of Judah to perish?

Definition(s):
Gedaliah (Gedd-a-lie-a): God is my greatness
Ishmael (Ish-mehl): God that hears
Ishmael (Ish-ma-el): God that hears
Johanan (Yoh-ha-nan): who is liberal or merciful
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Kareah (Ka-ree-a): bald; ice
Mizpah (Miz-pa): Mizpeh, a watch-tower; speculation