Jeremiah 42:7-18
World English Bible
7 After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah. 8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 and said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him, says: 10 ‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you. 11 Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says Yahweh: ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12 I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 “‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land;” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice, 14 saying, “No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell:”’ 15 now therefore hear Yahweh’s word, O remnant of Judah: Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there; 16 then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there. 17 So will it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there. They will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. None of them will remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.’ 18 For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and my wrath has been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you, when you enter into Egypt; and you will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.’
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Jeremiah 42:7-18
New American Standard Bible
7 Now at the (A)end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8 Then he called for Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him, and for all the people from the small to the great, 9 and said to them, “This is what the Lord (B)says, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before Him: 10 ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will (C)build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I [a]will (D)relent of the disaster that I have inflicted on you. 11 (E)Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,’ declares the Lord, ‘for (F)I am with you to save you and rescue you from his hand. 12 I will also show you compassion, so that (G)he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil. 13 But if you are going to say, “We will (H)not stay in this land,” so as not to listen to the voice of the Lord your God, 14 saying, “No, but we will (I)go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or (J)hear the sound of a trumpet, or hunger for bread, and we will stay there”; 15 then [b]in that case listen to the word of the Lord, you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “If you really set your [c]minds to enter (K)Egypt and go in to reside there, 16 then the (L)sword, of which you are afraid, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are anxious, will follow closely after you there in Egypt, and you will die there. 17 So all the people who set their [d]minds to go to Egypt to reside there will die by the (M)sword, by famine, or by plague; and they will (N)have no refugees or survivors from the disaster that I am going to bring on them.”’”
18 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “As My (O)anger and wrath have gushed out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My wrath will gush out on you when you enter Egypt. And you will become a (P)curse, an object of horror, [e]an imprecation, and a disgrace; and (Q)you will not see this place again.”
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- Jeremiah 42:10 Or shall have changed my mind about
- Jeremiah 42:15 Lit now therefore
- Jeremiah 42:15 Lit face
- Jeremiah 42:17 Lit face
- Jeremiah 42:18 Lit a curse-formula
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