NET Bible
"“You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying,‘We will not stay in this land.’"
— Jeremiah 42:13, NET Bible
“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,”
“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah 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,”
“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 you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you.
Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him because I will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power. I, the LORD, affirm it!
I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.’
“You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying,‘We will not stay in this land.’
You must not say,‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy’s trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.’
If you people who remain in Judah do that, then listen to the LORD’s message. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel has said,‘If you are so determined to go to Egypt that you go and settle there,
the wars you fear will catch up with you there in the land of Egypt. The starvation you are worried about will follow you there to Egypt. You will die there.