Verse 5
Jeremiah 42:5
New Living Translation
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Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD your God (Elohim) be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do!
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֵ֨מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔/נוּ לְ/עֵ֖ד אֱמֶ֣ת וְ/נֶאֱמָ֑ן אִם לֹ֡א כְּֽ/כָל הַ֠/דָּבָר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽשְׁלָחֲ/ךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛י/ךָ אֵלֵ֖י/נוּ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה
English Translation
And they said to Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a faithful and true witness against us, if we do not do according to all the word that the Lord your God sends you to us, so we will do."
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Chapter 42 Context
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Then all the military leaders, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all...
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Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the LORD your God (Elohim) for us. As you can see,...
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Pray that the LORD your God (Elohim) will show us what to do and where to go.”
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“All right,” Jeremiah replied. “I will pray to the LORD your God (Elohim), as you have asked, and I...
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5
Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD your God (Elohim) be a faithful witness against us if we r...
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Whether we like it or not, we will obey the LORD our God (Elohim) to whom we are sending you with ou...
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7
Ten days later the LORD gave his reply to Jeremiah.
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8
So he called for Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders, and for all the people, from...
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9
He said to them, “You sent me to the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, with your request, and this i...
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10
‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and...
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11
Do not fear the king of Babylon anymore,’ says the LORD. ‘For I am with you and will save you and re...
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I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’
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13
“But if you refuse to obey the LORD your God (Elohim), and if you say, ‘We will not stay here;
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14
instead, we will go to Egypt where we will be free from war, the call to arms, and hunger,’
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15
then hear the LORD’s message to the remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the...
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the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there.
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17
That is the fate awaiting every one of you who insists on going to live in Egypt. Yes, you will die...
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18
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: ‘Just as my anger and f...
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19
“Listen, you remnant of Judah. The LORD has told you: ‘Do not go to Egypt!’ Don’t forget this warnin...
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20
For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the LORD your God (Elohim) for you. You sa...
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And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the LORD your God (Elohim) any...
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So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on goi...
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