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Jeremiah 42:7-18
Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 42:7-18
Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah’s Advice to Stay
7 At the end of ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, 8 and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the armies who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
9 He said to them, “This is what the Lord says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before him: 10 ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will rebuild and not demolish you,(A) and I will plant and not uproot you, because I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought on you.(B) 11 Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon(C) whom you now fear; don’t be afraid of him’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘because I am with you to save you(D) and rescue you from him. 12 I will grant you compassion,(E) and he[a] will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’
13 “But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’(F) in order to disobey the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, instead we’ll go to the land of Egypt(G) where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn(H) or hunger for food, and we’ll live there,’ 15 then hear the word of the Lord, remnant of Judah! This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel,(I) says: ‘If you are firmly resolved to go to Egypt(J) and stay there for a while, 16 then the sword(K) you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you are worried about will follow on your heels[b] there to Egypt, and you will die there. 17 All who resolve to go to Egypt to stay there for a while will die by the sword, famine, and plague. They will have no survivor or fugitive from the disaster I will bring on them.’
18 “For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as my anger and fury were poured out on Jerusalem’s residents,(L) so will my fury pour out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an example for cursing, scorn,(M) execration, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
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Jeremiah 42:7-18
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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.
Jeremiah 42:7-18
King James Version
Jeremiah 42:7-18
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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