A moment in scripture
Jeremiah 42:9
And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
The surrounding passage
- Jeremiah 42:7
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 42:8
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,
- 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.
- Jeremiah 42:11
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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.