23 But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and ^wI will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, ^xthat it may be well with you.’

20 Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.

9 Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.