24_JER_42_01 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 ,
24_JER_42_02 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet , let , we beseech thee , our supplication be accepted before thee , And pray for us unto the LORD thy God , [ even ] for all this remnant ; [ for we are left [ but ] A few of Many , as thine eyes do behold us : ]
24_JER_42_03 that the LORD thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk , And the thing that we may do .
24_JER_42_04 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them , I have heard [ you ] ; behold , I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words ; And it shall come to pass , [ that ] whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you , I will declare [ it ] unto you ; I will keep nothing back from you .
24_JER_42_05 Then they said to Jeremiah , the LORD be A true And faithful witness between us , if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us .
24_JER_42_06 whether [ it be ] good , or whether [ it be ] evil , we will obey the voice of the LORD our God , to whom we send thee ; that it may be Well with us , when we obey the voice of the LORD our God .
24_JER_42_07 And it came to pass after ten days , that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah .
24_JER_42_08 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah , And all the captains of the forces which [ were ] with him , And all the people from the least even to the greatest ,
24_JER_42_09 And said unto them , thus saith the LORD , the God of Israel , unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him ;
24_JER_42_10 if ye will still abide in this land , Then will I build you , And not pull [ you ] down , And I will plant you , And not pluck [ you ] up : for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you .
24_JER_42_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 .
24_JER_42_12 And I will show mercies unto you , that he may have mercy upon you , And cause you to Return to your own land .
24_JER_42_13 but if ye say , we will not dwell in this land , neither obey the voice of the LORD your God ,
24_JER_42_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 :
24_JER_42_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 ;
24_JER_42_16 Then it shall come to pass , [ that ] the sword , which ye feared , shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt , And the famine , whereof ye were afraid , shall follow close after you there in Egypt ; And there ye shall die .
24_JER_42_17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there ; they shall die by the sword , by the famine , And by the pestilence : And none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them .
24_JER_42_18 for thus saith the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel ; as mine anger And my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; So shall my fury be poured forth upon you , when ye shall enter into Egypt : And ye shall be an execration , And an astonishment , And A curse , And A reproach ; And ye shall see this place no more .
24_JER_42_19 the LORD hath said concerning you , O ye remnant of Judah ; go ye not into Egypt : know certainly that I have admonished you this day .
24_JER_42_20 for ye dissembled in your hearts , when ye sent me unto the LORD your God , saying , pray for us unto the LORD our God ; And according unto all that the LORD our God shall say , So declare unto us , And we will do [ it ] .
24_JER_42_21 And [ now ] I have this day declared [ it ] to you ; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God , nor any [ thing ] for the which he hath sent me unto you .
24_JER_42_22 now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword , by the famine , And by the pestilence , in the place whither ye desire to go [ And ] to sojourn .