Jeremiah 42:3-5

New English Translation

³ Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.” ⁴ The prophet Jeremiah answered them, “Agreed!^[a] I will indeed pray to the Lord your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the Lord replies in response to you.^[b] I will not keep anything back from you.” ⁵ They answered Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as^[c] the Lord your God sends you to tell us to do.