Jeremiah 42:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land--not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 42:13 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  2. Jeremiah 42:10‘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.
  3. Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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