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Jeremiah 42:13
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But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
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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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“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey the LORD your God’s voice,
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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
11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
12 And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’
13 But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
14 and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
15 then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,
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