World English Bible
"But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you don't obey the voice of Yahweh your God,"
— Jeremiah 42:13, World English 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, ”
““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 you will still live 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 grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.
Don't be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; don't be afraid of him, says Yahweh: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.
But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you don't obey the voice of Yahweh 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 the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah: Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there;
then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow close behind you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.