Jeremiah 42:11

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⁹ Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

¹⁰ ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

¹² And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’

¹³ But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says the LORD, ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
ASV: Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
DARBY: Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
BLB: You⁺ shall not be afraid before the face of the king of Babylon, whom you⁺ are afraid of him. Do not be afraid of him, a declaration of YHWH, for I [am] with you⁺ to save you⁺ and to deliver you⁺ from his hand!

ÅB: Frykt ikke for Babels konge, som dere nå frykter for, frykt ikke for ham, sier Herren; for jeg er med dere og vil frelse dere og fri dere av hans hånd.
OTB: Frykt ikke kongen av Babylon, som dere nå frykter. Vær ikke redd for ham, sier Herren, for jeg er med dere for å frelse dere og redde dere fra hans hånd.
B1930: Frykt ikke for Babels konge, som I nu frykter for, frykt ikke for ham, sier Herren; for jeg er med eder og vil frelse eder og fri eder av hans hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
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Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
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Isaiah 43:5
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
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2 Chronicles 32:7–8
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
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Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
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Jeremiah 41:18
to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
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