Jeremiah 42:13

11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

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

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

14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Men dersom dere sier: Vi vil ikke bli i dette land, og dere ikke lyder Herrens, deres Guds røst,
OTB
Men hvis dere sier: ‘Vi vil ikke bli i dette landet,’ og dermed ikke adlyder stemmen til Herren deres Gud,
B1930
Men dersom I sier: Vi vil ikke bli i dette land, og I ikke lyder Herrens, eders Guds røst,
BSB
But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
KJV
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
WEB
“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey the LORD your God’s voice,
ASV
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,
DARBY
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God,
BLB
And if you⁺ are saying ‘We do not dwell in this land, so as not to listen to the voice of YHWH your⁺ God,

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