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”
Jeremiah 42:5-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 They in their turn said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to everything that the Lord your God sends us through you. 6 Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, in order that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”(A)
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