16 As he was talking with him, [a]the king said to him, “Have we appointed you to be a royal counselor? Stop! Why should [b]you be put to death?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 25:16 Lit he
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:16 Lit they strike and kill you

16 While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?”

So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the (A)Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole [a]message with which the Lord your God will send you to us. Whether it is [b]pleasant or [c]unpleasant, we will (B)listen to the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go (C)well for us when we listen to the voice of the Lord our God.”

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  1. Jeremiah 42:5 Lit word
  2. Jeremiah 42:6 Lit good
  3. Jeremiah 42:6 Lit evil

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true(A) and faithful(B) witness(C) against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well(D) with us, for we will obey(E) the Lord our God.”

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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 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.

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But (A)they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn [a]sacrifices to other gods.

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  1. Jeremiah 44:5 Or incense

But they did not listen or pay attention;(A) they did not turn from their wickedness(B) or stop burning incense(C) to other gods.(D)

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But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

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