Jeremiah 42:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 42:9

7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

10 ‘If you will still remain in this land, then ^aI will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I ^brelent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.

11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ^a‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand.

12 And ^aI will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’

13 “But if ^ayou say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God,

14 saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of ^aEgypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’—

15 Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you ^awholly set ^byour faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there,

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American Standard Version
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

Amplified® Bible
And said to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to Whom you sent me to present your supplication before Him:

Contemporary English Version
and told them that the LORD God of Israel had said: You asked Jeremiah to pray and find out what you should do.

Darby English Version
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

Good News Bible
I said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me with your request has said,

King James Version
And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

New American Standard Bible
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

New International Version
He said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says:

New King James Version
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

Revised Standard Version
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:

New English Translation
Then Jeremiah said to them, “You sent me to the Lord God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:¹

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