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God Commands Them to Remain in Judah
Jeremiah 42:8-12
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So he called Yochanan the son of Kareach, all the military commanders with him and all the people, from the least to the greatest,
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and said to them, "You sent me to present your request to ADONAI the God of Isra'el. This is what he says:
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'If you will stay in this land, then I will build you up, not pull you down; I will plant you and not uproot you; for I am relenting from the calamity I inflicted on you.
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Don't be afraid of the king of Bavel - of whom you are afraid. Don't be afraid of him,' says ADONAI, 'for I am with you to save you and to rescue you from his power.
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I will take pity on you, so that he will take pity on you and cause you to return to your own land.
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