Jeremiah 42:1-4

Warning Against Going to Egypt

1Then aall the commanders of the forces, and bJohanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of cHoshaiah, and all the people dfrom the least to the greatest, came near 2and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Let eour plea for mercy come before you, and fpray to the Lord your God for us, for all gthis remnanthbecause we are left with but a few, as your eyes see us— 3that ithe Lord your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do.” 4Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your request, and jwhatever the Lord answers you I will tell you. kI will keep nothing back from you.”
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