Jeremiah 42:2-10

2JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 and saidH559, “May our petitionH8467 comeH5307H4994 before youH6440; prayH6419H1157 toH413 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 on behalf ofH1157 thisH2063 entireH3605 remnantH7611. ForH3588 fewH4592 of us remainH7604 of the manyH7235, asH834 you can seeH7200 with your own eyesH5869. 3Pray that the LORDH3068 your GodH430 will tellH5046 us the wayH1870 we should walkH1980 and the thingH1697 we should doH6213.”

4“I have heard youH8085,” repliedH559 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030. “I will surelyH2005 prayH6419 toH413 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 as you requestH1697H1961, and I will tell youH5046 everythingH3605H1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 answersH6030. I will notH3808 withholdH4513 a wordH1697 from you.”

5Then theyH1992 saidH559 toH413 JeremiahH3414, “May the LORDH3068 beH1961 a trueH571 and faithfulH539 witnessH5707 against us ifH518 we do notH3808 act uponH6213 everyH3605 wordH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 sends youH7971 to tell usH413. 6WhetherH518 it is pleasantH2896 orH518 unpleasantH7451, we will obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068 our GodH430 to whomH834 weH580 are sendingH7971 youH853, so thatH4616 it may go well with usH3190 whenH3588 we obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068 our GodH430!”

7AfterH7093 tenH6235 daysH3117H1961 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414, 8and he summonedH7121H413 JohananH3110 sonH1121 of KareahH7143H413, allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 whoH834 were with himH854, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 from the leastH6996 toH5704 the greatestH1419.

9Jeremiah toldH559 themH413, “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, toH413 whomH834 you sentH7971 meH853 to presentH5307 your petitionH8467: 10‘IfH518H7725 you will indeed stayH3427 in thisH2063 landH776, then I will buildH1129 you upH853 and notH3808 tear you downH2040; I will plantH5193 youH853 and notH3808 uproot youH5428, forH3588 I will relentH5162 ofH413 the disasterH7451 I have broughtH6213 upon you.