Jeremiah:42
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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 ,
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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 :)
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That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk ,
and the thing that we may do .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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And it came to pass after ten days ,
that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah .
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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 ,
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And said unto them ,
Thus saith the LORD ,
the God of Israel ,
unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him ;
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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 .
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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 .
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And I will shew mercies unto you ,
that he may have mercy upon you ,
and cause you to return to your own land .
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But if ye say ,
We will not dwell in this land ,
neither obey the voice of the LORD your God ,
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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 :
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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 ;
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .