Then he called for Johanan the son of Kareah and all the [a]commanders of the forces that were with him, and for all the people both small and great, and said to them, “Thus (A)says the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him: 10 ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will (B)build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I [b]will (C)relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 42:8 Or princes
  2. Jeremiah 42:10 Or shall have changed my mind about