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Jeremiah 42:13

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But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,

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Jeremiah 42:13 in other translations

“ ‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land;” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice,

Jeremiah 42:13 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 42:13 in context

  1. 11Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
  2. 12And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
  3. 13But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,
  4. 14saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
  5. 15now therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;