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Jeremiah 42:20
New International Version
Jeremiah 42:20
New International Version
20 that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’(A)
Jeremiah 42:20
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 42:20
New American Standard Bible
20 For you have only [a](A)deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the Lord your God, saying, “Pray for us to the Lord our God; and whatever the Lord our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.”
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- Jeremiah 42:20 Or acted errantly in your souls
Jeremiah 42:20
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 42:20
English Standard Version
20 that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. (A)For you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, (B)‘Pray for us to the Lord our God, and (C)whatever the Lord our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’
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