Jeremiah 42:11-13

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹¹ Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, as you have been; do not be afraid of him, says the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to rescue you from his hand. ¹² I will grant you mercy, and he will have mercy on you and restore you to your native soil. ¹³ But if you continue to say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ thus disobeying the voice of the Lord your God