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Jeremiah 42:19

Bible in Basic English 1965

The Lord has said about you, O last of Judah, Go not into Egypt: be certain that I have given witness to you this day.

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And the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.

But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.

The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.

But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:

But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?

And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear for they are an uncontrolled people, will see that there has been a prophet among them.

But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.

Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.

Then when evils and troubles without number have overtaken them, this song will be a witness to them, for the words of it will be clear in the memories of their children: for I see the thoughts which are moving in their hearts even now, before I have taken them into the land of my oath.

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.




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