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Jeremiah 42:21

Good News Translation

And now I have told you, but you are disobeying everything that the Lord our God sent me to tell you.

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So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.

I finished telling the people everything that the Lord their God had sent me to tell them.

So neither Johanan nor any of the army officers nor any of the people would obey the Lord's command to remain in the land of Judah.

They disobeyed the Lord's command and went into Egypt as far as the city of Tahpanhes.

You will tell them whatever I tell you to say, whether they listen or not. Remember what rebels they are.

“Mortal man,” he said, “I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You will pass on to them the warnings I give you.

So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways.

To them you are nothing more than an entertainer singing love songs or playing a harp. They listen to all your words and don't obey a single one of them.

You know that I did not hold back anything that would be of help to you as I preached and taught in public and in your homes.

Make sure that there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him, even if he stubbornly goes his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.

“Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death.

I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God's blessing and God's curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life.




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