11 Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon(A) whom you now fear; don’t be afraid of him’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘because I am with you to save you(B) and rescue you from him. 12 I will grant you compassion,(C) and he[a] will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’

13 “But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’(D) in order to disobey the Lord your God,

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Footnotes

  1. 42:12 LXX reads I

11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,(A) whom you now fear.(B) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save(C) you and deliver you from his hands.(D) 12 I will show you compassion(E) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(F)

13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(G) the Lord your God,

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