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Jeremiah 42:1

HoshaiahJezaniahJohananKareah
Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached

2 Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.

3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”

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BSB
Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
KJV
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
WEB
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,
ASV
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
DARBY
And all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
BLB
And they came near—all the captains of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Jezaniah and son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest,
ÅB
Da kom alle hærførerne, både Johanan, Kareahs sønn, og Jesanja, Hosajas sønn, og alt folket, både små og store,
OTB
Da kom alle hærførerne, blant dem Johanan, sønn av Kareah, og Jesanja, sønn av Hosjaja, sammen med hele folket fra den minste til den største, fram
B1930
Da kom alle hærførerne, både Johanan, Kareahs sønn, og Jesanja, Hosajas sønn, og alt folket, både små og store,

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  • Jeremiah 41:11

    When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,

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  • Jeremiah 40:13

    Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

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  • Jeremiah 6:13

    “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

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  • Jeremiah 42:8

    and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

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  • Jeremiah 40:8

    they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.

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  • Jeremiah 44:12

    And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.

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  • Acts 8:10

    and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

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  • Jeremiah 8:10

    Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

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