Jeremiah 42:13

“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey the LORD your God’s voice,

World English Bible Classic

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

12I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

14saying, “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;”’

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Cross References

Exodus 5:2Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the LORD’s name, we will not listen to you.

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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