Jeremiah 42:1-12

1Then allH3605 the 1commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428, 2JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143, JezaniahH3153 the sonH1121 of HoshaiahH1955, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 3bothH4480 smallH6996 and greatH1419 approachedH5066 2and saidH559 to JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030, “PleaseH4994 let our 4petitionH8467 5comeH5307 beforeH6440 you, and 6prayH6419 for us to the LordH3068 your GodH430, that is for allH3605 thisH2088 remnantH7611; becauseH3588 we are leftH7604 but a 7fewH4592 out of manyH7235, as your own eyesH5869 now seeH7200 us, 3that the LordH3068 your GodH430 may tellH5046 us the 8wayH1870 in whichH834 we should walkH1980 and the thingH1697 that we should doH6213.” 4Then JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 saidH559 to them, “I have heardH8085 you. BeholdH2009, I am going to 9prayH6419 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 in accordance with your wordsH1697; and I will tellH5046 you the wholeH3605 10messageH1697 whichH834 the 11LordH3068 will answerH6030 you. I will 12not keepH4513 backH4513 a wordH1697 from you.” 5Then they saidH559 to JeremiahH3414, “May the 13LordH3068 be a trueH571 and faithfulH539 witnessH5707 against us ifH518 we do not actH6213 in accordance with the wholeH3605 14messageH1697 with whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will sendH7971 you to us. 6WhetherH518 it is 15pleasantH2896 orH518 16unpleasantH7451, we will 17listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 our GodH430 to whomH834 we are sendingH7971 you, soH4616 that it may goH3190 18wellH3190 with us whenH3588 we listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 our GodH430.”

7Now at the 19endH7093 of tenH6235 daysH3117 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414. 8Then he calledH7121 for JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the 20commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 that were with him, and for allH3605 the peopleH5971 bothH4480 smallH6996 and greatH1419, 9and saidH559 to them, “ThusH3541 21saysH559 the LordH3068 the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, to whomH834 you sentH7971 me to presentH5307 your petitionH8467 beforeH6440 Him: 10‘IfH518 you will indeedH7725 stayH3427 in thisH2088 landH776, then I will 22buildH1129 you up and not tearH2040 you downH2040, and I will plantH5193 you and not uprootH5428 you; for I 23will 24relentH5162 concerningH413 the calamityH7463 that I have inflictedH6213 on you. 1125Do not be afraidH3372 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, whomH834 you are now fearingH3372; do not be afraidH3372 of him,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘for 26I am with you to saveH3467 you and deliverH5337 you from his handH3027. 12I will also showH5414 you compassionH7356, so that 27he will haveH7355 compassionH7355 on you and restoreH7725 you to your own soilH127.