"But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God," — Jeremiah 42:13

Jeremiah 42:13 · KJV

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

— Jeremiah 42:13

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

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:

Jeremiah 42 — Context

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I {am} with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD 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:

And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

Cross References

Jeremiah 44:16

{As for} the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who {is} the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

Jeremiah 42:10

If ye will still abide 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 repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.