The King James Version Bible

Jeremiah 42:9-13

  1. And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

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