Jeremiah was initially going to be carried off with the rest of the exiles, bound in chains, but the commander of the guard found Jeremiah and he was set free. So we see that though it looked as though he was going to be carried off to Babylon, this did not in fact happen. In trusting God we need to realise that the direction things seem to be going in initially it not always how they end up. If the Lord has said He will do something, then He will indeed do that.
Note that Babylon had heard the words that Jeremiah had been preaching.
Jeremiah stayed among the people left behind in the land.
Gedaliah was put in charge of the land and he encouraged the remnant to serve the Babylonians without fear. So Jews in surrounding lands headed back to Judah and a degree of prosperity followed.
There was a plot to kill Gedaliah and Johanan wanted to take direct action. However, Gedaliah did not believe the threat was real.
However, Ishmael did indeed assassinate Gedaliah. He also killed the men with Gedaliah, including Babylonian soldiers. Johanan tried to capture and kill Ishmael.
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