and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our (A)petition [a]come before you, and (B)pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a (C)few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, that the Lord your God may tell us the (D)way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.” Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I am going to (E)pray to the Lord your God in accordance with your words; and I will tell you the whole [b]message which the (F)Lord will answer you. I will (G)not keep back a word from you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 42:2 Lit fall
  2. Jeremiah 42:4 Lit word