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Jeremiah 40:15 (KJV)

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¹⁵ Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah 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