1 Then the army officers, especially Johanan, son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the smallest to the greatest came to speak to Jeremiah:
2 "Listen to our plea and pray to Yahweh our God for us, this remnant of people, because really we are few from many, as you can see.
3 May Yahweh your God show us the way we should go and what we should do."
4 Jeremiah the prophet answered them, "I have heard you. Yes, I am going to speak to Yahweh as you have requested. And whatever be the word of Yahweh, I shall let you know it without hiding anything."
5 They said to Jeremiah, "May Yahweh be a true and worthy witness against us if we do not act according to every word that Yahweh your God will say to us through you!
6 Whether it be good or bad for us we will obey Yahweh our God to whom we are sending you, so it will be well with us for having obeyed the voice of Yahweh our God."
7 Ten days later the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
8 He then called Johanan, son of Kareah and the army officers with him and all the people from the least to the greatest
9 and said to them, "This is the word of Yahweh, God of Israel to whom you sent me with your petition:
10 If you wish to live peacefully in this land I will build you up and not pull you down, I will plant you and not uproot you for I will relent of the harm I did you.
11 You are afraid of the king of Babylon, but do not fear him - word of Yahweh - for I am with you to save you and rescue you from his hand.
12 I will put mercy in his heart so that he may have mercy on you and let you live in your own land.
13 But if you say: 'No, we will no longer live in this land,' disobeying the voice of Yahweh your God,
14 and if you say: 'No, we shall go to Egypt where we shall no more have wars or hear the trumpet call, where we shall not be hungry for bread!'
15 Then hear the word of Yahweh, remnant of Judah! Yahweh God of hosts and God of Israel speaks: "If you turn towards Egypt to go there and stay there,
16 the sword you fear will strike you there in the land of Egypt and famine which you dread will be yours there in Egypt and you will die.
17 All those who turn towards Egypt to enter and live there will die by sword, famine and pestilence. No one will escape or flee from the misfortune that I will bring upon them."
18 This is what Yahweh God of hosts and God of Israel says, "Just as my burning anger was poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so will my fury be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will become a curse and a reproach and you will never again see this place."
19 That is what Yahweh has foretold, O remnant of Judah. Do not go to Egypt; be quite sure that I have warned you today.
20 You risked your lives when you sent me to Yahweh your God saying: 'Pray for us to Yahweh our God and tell us all that Yahweh says and we shall do it.'
21 I have told you today though you still do not obey Yahweh your God in all that he told you through me.
22 Be sure of this, it will be by the sword, famine and pestilence that you will die in the place where you want to go and live."
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 42:
In Jeremiah 42, the remnant of Judah, led by Joanan, consults Jeremiah to find out whether or not to go to Egypt in search of security. Jeremiah seeks God's will and responds that if they remain in Judah, they will be blessed, but if they go to Egypt, they will be punished. However, they refuse to listen and decide to go to Egypt. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Jeremiah 42:
Jeremiah 7:3: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: improve their ways and actions, and I will make them dwell in this place." This verse shows God's message to the people of Judah, encouraging them to repent and improve their actions so that they can remain in their land.
Jeremiah 26:13: "Now change their lives and conduct, and obey the voice of the Lord, His God, that He may repent of the evil he has announced against you." This verse shows how Jeremiah urges the people to repent and change their lives to avoid divine punishment.
Jeremiah 37:17: "Then King Zedekiah had he sought him and questioned him in particular in his palace, asking, Is there any word of the Lord?" This verse shows how Zedekiah seeks God's Word through Jeremiah.
Ezekiel 3:18: "When I say to an ungodly: surely you will die, and you do not warn you or speak to dissuade him from his evil ways to live, that wicked will die because of his sin, but I I will ask you to account for you. " This verse shows how God charges Jeremiah's responsibility regarding the message He must convey to the people.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord of all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding; recognize the Lord in all your ways, and He will straighten your paths." This verse teaches to trust God and seek His will in all situations rather than trusting our own limited understanding.
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