Jeremiah Chapter 42
So the crew leaders, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and everyone from the smallest to the largest, showed up.
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
They reached out to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Yo, can you get our plea through, and pray to your God for us, 'cause we’re basically running low on people."
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, {even} for all this remnant; (for we are left {but} a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) {Let...: or, Let our supplication fall before thee}
They seriously wanted God to illuminate their path and guide their next moves, fr.
That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
Jeremiah was like, "I got you; I’ll pray to your God like you asked, and whatever He reveals to me, I’ll drop the news on you, no cap."
Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard {you}; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, {that} whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare {it} unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
They told Jeremiah, "May the Lord keep it 100 between us; if we don’t follow what He tells you, that would be sus."
Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
"Whether it’s a win or a fail, we’ll heed our God’s instructions so it works out for us, periodt."
Whether {it be} good, or whether {it be} evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
After ten days, the word from the Lord hit Jeremiah.
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
He called up Johanan son of Kareah and all the crew leaders, plus everyone else, from the least to the most.
Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which {were} with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
He said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, whom you sent me to, has a message for you all."
And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
"If you vibe in this land, I’ll build you up, not tear you down; I’ll plant you, not uproot you, because I’m done with the bad things I did to you."
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.
"Don’t trip over the king of Babylon; I’m here to save you and keep you safe from him."
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.
"I’ll show you mercy so he can show you mercy and help you get back to your place."
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 you’re like, ‘Nah, we’re bouncing to Egypt to escape the drama, war, and hunger,’ and ignore God’s voice,"
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
"You’ll be stuck there for real."
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:
"So pay attention, remnant of Judah; the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: If you’re set on Egypt, and go to chill there,"
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;
"You’ll find the sword you’re afraid of chasing you down in Egypt, and the famine you dread will follow you there; that’s where you’ll meet your end."
Then it shall come to pass, {that} the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. {shall follow...: Heb. shall cleave after you}
"All the guys planning to bounce to Egypt will die by the sword, famine, and pestilence; no one’s escaping the chaos I’m bringing."
So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. {So...: Heb. So shall all the men be}
"The Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: Just like my anger was fired up against Jerusalem, it’ll be fired up against you when you hit Egypt; you’ll be a laughingstock, a shock, a curse, and you won’t see this place again."
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
"The Lord says to you, remnant of Judah: Don’t head to Egypt; I’m giving you a heads up today, no cap."
The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. {admonished...: Heb. testified against you}
"You were acting sus when you asked me to pray for you, saying, ‘Whatever God says, we’ll do it.’"
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do {it}. {ye dissembled...: or, ye have used deceit against your souls}
"And now I’ve told you, but you haven’t listened to your God’s voice or anything He wanted me to say."
And {now} I have this day declared {it} to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any {thing} for the which he hath sent me unto you.
"So understand this for sure: you’ll die by the sword, famine, and pestilence where you want to go chill."
Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go {and} to sojourn. {to go...: or, to go to sojourn}