Jeremiah 42:13

But if ye say, We will not remain in this land, so as not to hearken to the voice of the Lord your God,

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

In Context

12And I will give unto you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and let you return to your own land.

14Saying, No; but into the land of Egypt will we go, that we may not see war, nor hear the sound of the cornet, and that we may not have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;

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Cross References

Exodus 5:2And Pharaoh said, Who is the Everlasting, whose voice I am to obey, to let Israel go? I know not the Everlasting, nor will I let Israel go.

Jeremiah 44:16Respecting the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:8-22

Jeremiah's Address to the People. ( b. c. 588.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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