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Jeremiah 42:7-18
Authorized (King James) Version
Jeremiah 42:7-18
Authorized (King James) Version
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; 10 if ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God, 14 saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 15 and now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. 18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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Jeremiah 42:7-18
American Standard Version
Jeremiah 42:7-18
American Standard Version
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to [a]present your supplication before him: 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12 And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. 13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God, 14 saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 15 now therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, [b]shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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- Jeremiah 42:9 Or, lay
- Jeremiah 42:16 Hebrew shall cleave after you.
Jeremiah 42:7-18
New International Version
Jeremiah 42:7-18
New International Version
7 Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8 So he called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers(A) who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest.(B) 9 He said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition,(C) says:(D) 10 ‘If you stay in this land,(E) I will build(F) you up and not tear you down; I will plant(G) you and not uproot you,(H) for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.(I) 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,(J) whom you now fear.(K) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save(L) you and deliver you from his hands.(M) 12 I will show you compassion(N) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(O)
13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(P) the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt,(Q) where we will not see war or hear the trumpet(R) or be hungry for bread,’(S) 15 then hear the word of the Lord,(T) you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16 then the sword(U) you fear(V) will overtake you there, and the famine(W) you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.(X) 17 Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague;(Y) not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’ 18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath(Z) have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem,(AA) so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[a](AB) and an object of horror,(AC) a curse[b] and an object of reproach;(AD) you will never see this place again.’(AE)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
- Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
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