19 The Lord has spoken to you, you remnant of Judah, “Do not (A)go to Egypt!” You (B)know for certain that I have (C)admonished you today. 20 For you have only [a](D)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.” 21 So I have (E)told you today, but you have (F)not [b]obeyed the Lord your God in whatever He has sent me to tell you. 22 And now you shall know for certain that you will (G)die by the sword, by famine, or by plague in the (H)place where you desire to go to reside.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 42:20 Or acted errantly in your souls
  2. Jeremiah 42:21 Lit listened to the voice of

19 “Remnant(A) of Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’(B) Be sure of this: I warn you today 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.’(C) 21 I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you.(D) 22 So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine(E) and plague(F) in the place where you want to go to settle.”(G)

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