Jeremiah 42:5-6
Modern English Version
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not act according to all things for which the Lord your God shall send you to us. 6 Whether it is good or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send you so that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”
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Jeremiah 42:5-6
Lexham English Bible
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be against us as a true and faithful witness[a] if we do not do according to all the words[b] that Yahweh sends you for us. 6 Whether good or bad, we will listen to the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of Yahweh our God.”
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- Jeremiah 42:5 Literally “a witness of faithfulness and trustworthy”
- Jeremiah 42:5 Hebrew “word”
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