American Standard Version
"But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God, "
— Jeremiah 42:13, American Standard Version
“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,”
“But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you don't obey the voice of Yahweh your God,”
““You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying,‘We will not stay in this land.’”
“But if you say: We will not dwell in this land, neither will we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God,”
“But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God,”
“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,”
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.
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.
And I will grant you mercy, 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; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,
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:
now therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.