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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Jeremiah 42:13

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Foreknowledge of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Exile;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ashtoreth;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Foreknowledge;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeremiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ in order to disobey the Lord your God,
Hebrew Names Version
But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you don't obey the voice of the LORD your God,
King James Version
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,
English Standard Version
But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,' disobeying the voice of the Lord your God
New American Standard Bible
'But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,
New Century Version
"But if you say, ‘We will not stay in Judah,' you will disobey the Lord your God.
Amplified Bible
'But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," and [in so doing] do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,
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,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither heare the voyce of the Lord your God,
Legacy Standard Bible
But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of Yahweh your God,
Berean Standard Bible
But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and so disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
Contemporary English Version
But you might keep on saying, "We won't stay here in Judah, and we won't obey the Lord our God.
Complete Jewish Bible
"But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,' thereby not heeding what Adonai your God is saying,
Darby Translation
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God,
Easy-to-Read Version
But you might say, ‘We will not stay in Judah.' If you say that, you will disobey the Lord your God.
George Lamsa Translation
But if you say, We will not dwell in this land, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God,
Good News Translation
"But you people who are left in Judah must not disobey the Lord your God and refuse to live in this land. You must not say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt, where we won't face war any more or hear the call to battle or go hungry.' If you say this, then the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says, ‘If you are determined to go and live in Egypt,
Lexham English Bible
But if you are saying, "We will not stay in this land," so as to not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God,
Literal Translation
But if you say, We will not live in this land or obey the voice of Jehovah your God,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles, yf ye purpose not to dwell in this londe, ner to folowe the voyce off the LORDE youre God:
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,
Bible in Basic English
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,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if ye say: We will not abide in this land; so that ye hearken not to the voice of the LORD your God;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse, yf ye purpose not to dwell in this lande, nor to folowe the voyce of the Lorde your God:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord, Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to them that dwell in Jerusalem, Will ye not receive correction to hearken to my words?
English Revised Version
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of the LORD your God;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe if ye seien, We schulen not dwelle in this lond, nether we schulen here the vois of oure Lord God, and seie,
Update Bible Version
But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you do not obey the voice of Yahweh your God,
Webster's Bible Translation
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
New English Translation
"You must not disobey the Lord your God by saying, ‘We will not stay in this land.'
New King James Version
"But if you say, "We will not dwell in this land,' disobeying the voice of the LORD your God,
New Living Translation
"But if you refuse to obey the Lord your God, and if you say, ‘We will not stay here;
New Life Bible
But if you say, "We will not stay in this land," and will not listen to the voice of the Lord your God,
New Revised Standard
But if you continue to say, ‘We will not stay in this land,' thus disobeying the voice of the Lord your God
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, since ye are saying, - We will not dwell in this land, - nor hearken unto the voice of Yahweh your God:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if you say: We will not dwell in this land, neither will we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God,
Revised Standard Version
But if you say, 'We will not remain in this land,' disobeying the voice of the LORD your God
Young's Literal Translation
`And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land -- not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,
THE MESSAGE
"But do not say, ‘We're not staying around this place,' refusing to obey the command of your God and saying instead, ‘No! We're off to Egypt, where things are peaceful—no wars, no attacking armies, plenty of food. We're going to live there.' If what's left of Judah is headed down that road, then listen to God 's Message. This is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies says: ‘If you have determined to go to Egypt and make that your home, then the very wars you fear will catch up with you in Egypt and the starvation you dread will track you down in Egypt. You'll die there! Every last one of you who is determined to go to Egypt and make it your home will either be killed, starve, or get sick and die. No survivors, not one! No one will escape the doom that I'll bring upon you.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

Contextual Overview

7 And it came to passe after tenne dayes, that the word of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah. 8 Then called hee Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the forces which were with him, and all the people, from the least, euen to the greatest, 9 And said vnto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, vnto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him: 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you downe, and I will plant you, and not plucke you vp: for I repent mee of the euill, that I haue done vnto you. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom yee are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to saue you, and to deliuer you from his hand. 12 And I will shew mercies vnto you, that he may haue mercy vpon you; and cause you to returne to your owne land. 13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God, 14 Saying, No, but we will goe into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no warre, nor heare the sound of the Trumpet, nor haue hunger of bread, and there will we dwell: 15 (And now therefore heare the word of the Lord, yee remnant of Iudah, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and goe to soiourne there:) 16 Then it shall come to passe, that the sword which yee feared, shall ouertake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine whereof yee were afraid, shall follow close after you in Egypt, and there ye shall die.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 42:10, Jeremiah 44:16, Exodus 5:2

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 42:16 - that the sword

Cross-References

Genesis 37:30
And hee returned vnto his brethren and said, The childe is not, and I, whither shall I goe?
Genesis 42:1
Now when Iacob saw that there was corne in Egypt, Iacob said vnto his sonnes, Why doe ye looke one vpon an other?
Genesis 42:2
And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.
Genesis 42:5
And the sonnes of Israel came to buy corne among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:6
And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.
Genesis 42:8
And Ioseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Genesis 42:11
We are all one mans sonnes, we are true men: thy seruants are no spies.
Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
Genesis 42:24
And hee turned himselfe about from them and wept, and returned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:26
And they laded their asses with the corne, and departed thence.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if ye say, we will not dwell in this land,.... Or continue any longer in it, but go into Egypt:,

neither obey the voice of the Lord your God; or, "so as not to hearken to" or "obey", c. u for they did not say in so many words that they would not obey the voice of the Lord; they had promised they would; but resolving, against his declared will, that they would not abide in the land, but go into Egypt, was interpretatively saying they would not obey his voice.

u לבלתי שמע "ita ut non auscultetis", Piscator, Cocceius; "ut non obediatis", Pagninus, Schmidt; "ut non audiatis", so some in Vatablus.


 
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