Freed at Ramah

1The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had sent him away from Ramah, when he had taken him while he was bound in chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon:

2Then the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God spoke this disaster against this place.”

3And Yahweh has brought it about and has done just as he said, because you sinned against Yahweh and did not listen to his voice; therefore this thing has happened to you.

4And now, look, today I have freed you from the chains on your hands. If you want to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if you do not want to come with me to Babylon, do not. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever seems good and right to you.