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Jeremiah 42 (WEBP)

[1] Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,
[2] and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us,
[3] that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”
[4] Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”
[5] Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God sends you to tell us.
[6] Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.”
[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.’
[19] “Yahweh has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah, ‘Don’t go into Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have testified to you today.
[20] For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’
[21] I have declared it to you today; but you have not obeyed Yahweh your God’s voice in anything for which he has sent me to you.
[22] Now therefore know certainly that you will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 42 (KJVS)

[1] Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
[2] and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
[3] that the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
[4] Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
[5] Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
[6] Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.
[7] And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
[8] Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
[9] and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
[10] If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
[11] Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
[12] And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
[13] But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,
[14] saying, 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:
[15] and now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
[16] then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt, and there ye shall die.
[17] So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
[18] For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
[19] The Lord hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
[20] For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
[21] And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
[22] Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.

Jeremiah 42:2 Or, let our supplication fall before thee
Jeremiah 42:16 Heb. shall cleave after you
Jeremiah 42:17 Heb. so shall all the men be
Jeremiah 42:19 Heb. testified against you
Jeremiah 42:20 Or, you have used deceit against your souls

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 42 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () προσῆλθον () πάντες () οἱ () ἡγεμόνες () τῆς () δυνάμεως () καὶ () Ιωαναν () καὶ () Αζαριας υἱὸς () Μαασαιου καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ἀπὸ () μικροῦ () ἕως () μεγάλου ()
[2] πρὸς () Ιερεμιαν () τὸν () προφήτην () καὶ () εἶπαν () αὐτῷ () Πεσέτω () δὴ () τὸ () ἔλεος () ἡμῶν () κατὰ () πρόσωπόν () σου () καὶ () πρόσευξαι () πρὸς () κύριον () τὸν () θεόν () σου () περὶ () τῶν () καταλοίπων () τούτων, () ὅτι () κατελείφθημεν () ὀλίγοι () ἀπὸ () πολλῶν, () καθὼς () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί () σου () βλέπουσιν· ()
[3] καὶ () ἀναγγειλάτω () ἡμῖν () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () σου () τὴν () ὁδόν, () ᾗ () πορευσόμεθα () ἐν () αὐτῇ, () καὶ () λόγον, () ὃν () ποιήσομεν. ()
[4] Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Ιερεμιας () Ἤκουσα, () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () προσεύξομαι () πρὸς () κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν () ἡμῶν () κατὰ () τοὺς () λόγους () ὑμῶν· () καὶ () ἔσται, () ὁ () λόγος, () ὃν () ἂν () ἀποκριθήσεται () κύριος, () ἀναγγελῶ () ὑμῖν, () οὐ () μὴ () κρύψω () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν () ῥῆμα. ()
[5] Καὶ () αὐτοὶ () εἶπαν () τῷ () Ιερεμια () Ἔστω () κύριος () ἐν () ἡμῖν () εἰς () μάρτυρα () δίκαιον () καὶ () πιστόν, () εἰ () μὴ () κατὰ () πάντα () τὸν () λόγον, () ὃν () ἂν () ἀποστείλῃ () σε () κύριος () πρὸς () ἡμᾶς, () οὕτως () ποιήσομεν· ()
[6] καὶ () ἐὰν () ἀγαθὸν () καὶ () ἐὰν () κακόν, () τὴν () φωνὴν () κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν, () οὗ () ἡμεῖς () ἀποστέλλομέν () σε () πρὸς () αὐτόν, () ἀκουσόμεθα, () ἵνα () βέλτιον () ἡμῖν () γένηται, () ὅτι () ἀκουσόμεθα () τῆς () φωνῆς () κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν. ()—
[7] καὶ () ἐγενήθη () μετὰ () δέκα () ἡμέρας () ἐγενήθη () λόγος () κυρίου () πρὸς () Ιερεμιαν. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () τὸν () Ιωαναν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἡγεμόνας () τῆς () δυνάμεως () καὶ () πάντα () τὸν () λαὸν () ἀπὸ () μικροῦ () ἕως () μεγάλου ()
[9] καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Οὕτως () εἶπεν () κύριος ()
[10] Ἐὰν () καθίσαντες () καθίσητε () ἐν () τῇ () γῇ () ταύτῃ, () οἰκοδομήσω () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () καθέλω () καὶ () φυτεύσω () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἐκτίλω· ὅτι () ἀναπέπαυμαι () ἐπὶ () τοῖς () κακοῖς, () οἷς () ἐποίησα () ὑμῖν. ()
[11] Μὴ () φοβηθῆτε () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () βασιλέως () Βαβυλῶνος, () οὗ () ὑμεῖς () φοβεῖσθε () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ· () μὴ () φοβηθῆτε, () φησὶν () κύριος, () ὅτι () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () ἐγώ () εἰμι () τοῦ () ἐξαιρεῖσθαι () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () σῴζειν () ὑμᾶς () ἐκ () χειρὸς () αὐτοῦ· ()
[12] καὶ () δώσω () ὑμῖν () ἔλεος () καὶ () ἐλεήσω () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () ἐπιστρέψω () ὑμᾶς () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () ὑμῶν. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἰ () λέγετε () ὑμεῖς () Οὐ () μὴ () καθίσωμεν () ἐν () τῇ () γῇ () ταύτῃ () πρὸς () τὸ () μὴ () ἀκοῦσαι () φωνῆς () κυρίου, ()
[14] ὅτι () εἰς () γῆν () Αἰγύπτου () εἰσελευσόμεθα () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἴδωμεν () πόλεμον () καὶ () φωνὴν () σάλπιγγος () οὐ () μὴ () ἀκούσωμεν () καὶ () ἐν () ἄρτοις () οὐ () μὴ () πεινάσωμεν () καὶ () ἐκεῖ () οἰκήσομεν, ()
[15] διὰ () τοῦτο () ἀκούσατε () λόγον () κυρίου () Οὕτως () εἶπεν () κύριος () Ἐὰν () ὑμεῖς () δῶτε () τὸ () πρόσωπον () ὑμῶν () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον () καὶ () εἰσέλθητε () ἐκεῖ () κατοικεῖν, ()
[16] καὶ () ἔσται, () ἡ () ῥομφαία, () ἣν () ὑμεῖς () φοβεῖσθε () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῆς, () εὑρήσει () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () γῇ () Αἰγύπτου, () καὶ () ὁ () λιμός, () οὗ () ὑμεῖς () λόγον () ἔχετε () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ, () καταλήμψεται () ὑμᾶς () ὀπίσω () ὑμῶν () ἐν () Αἰγύπτῳ, () καὶ () ἐκεῖ () ἀποθανεῖσθε. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἔσονται () πάντες () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () ἀλλογενεῖς () οἱ () θέντες () τὸ () πρόσωπον () αὐτῶν () εἰς () γῆν () Αἰγύπτου () ἐνοικεῖν () ἐκεῖ () ἐκλείψουσιν () ἐν () τῇ () ῥομφαίᾳ () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () λιμῷ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἔσται () αὐτῶν () οὐθεὶς () σῳζόμενος () ἀπὸ () τῶν () κακῶν, () ὧν () ἐγὼ () ἐπάγω () ἐπ’ () αὐτούς. ()
[18] Ὅτι () οὕτως () εἶπεν () κύριος () Καθὼς () ἔσταξεν ὁ () θυμός () μου () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () κατοικοῦντας () Ιερουσαλημ, () οὕτως () στάξει ὁ () θυμός () μου () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () εἰσελθόντων () ὑμῶν () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον, () καὶ () ἔσεσθε () εἰς () ἄβατον καὶ () ὑποχείριοι καὶ () εἰς () ἀρὰν () καὶ () εἰς () ὀνειδισμὸν () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἴδητε () οὐκέτι () τὸν () τόπον () τοῦτον, ()
[19] ἃ () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () τοὺς () καταλοίπους () Ιουδα Μὴ () εἰσέλθητε () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον. () Καὶ () νῦν () γνόντες () γνώσεσθε ()
[20] ὅτι () ἐπονηρεύσασθε ἐν () ψυχαῖς () ὑμῶν () ἀποστείλαντές () με () λέγοντες () Πρόσευξαι () περὶ () ἡμῶν () πρὸς () κύριον, () καὶ () κατὰ () πάντα, () ἃ () ἐὰν () λαλήσῃ () σοι () κύριος, () ποιήσομεν. ()
[21] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἠκούσατε () τῆς () φωνῆς () κυρίου, () ἧς () ἀπέστειλέν () με () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[22] Καὶ () νῦν () ἐν () ῥομφαίᾳ () καὶ () ἐν () λιμῷ () ἐκλείψετε () ἐν () τῷ () τόπῳ, () οὗ () ὑμεῖς () βούλεσθε () εἰσελθεῖν () κατοικεῖν () ἐκεῖ. ()

Jeremiah 42:1 Originally verse 49:1.
Jeremiah 42:2 Originally verse 49:2.
Jeremiah 42:3 Originally verse 49:3.
Jeremiah 42:4 Originally verse 49:4.
Jeremiah 42:5 Originally verse 49:5.
Jeremiah 42:6 Originally verse 49:6.
Jeremiah 42:7 Originally verse 49:7.
Jeremiah 42:8 Originally verse 49:8.
Jeremiah 42:9 Originally verse 49:9.
Jeremiah 42:10 Originally verse 49:10.
Jeremiah 42:11 Originally verse 49:11.
Jeremiah 42:12 Originally verse 49:12.
Jeremiah 42:13 Originally verse 49:13.
Jeremiah 42:14 Originally verse 49:14.
Jeremiah 42:15 Originally verse 49:15.
Jeremiah 42:16 Originally verse 49:16.
Jeremiah 42:17 Originally verse 49:17.
Jeremiah 42:18 Originally verse 49:18.
Jeremiah 42:19 Originally verse 49:19.
Jeremiah 42:20 Originally verse 49:20.
Jeremiah 42:21 Originally verse 49:21.
Jeremiah 42:22 Originally verse 49:22.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.