12 I will grant you compassion,(A) 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,’(B) in order to disobey the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, instead we’ll go to the land of Egypt(C) where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn(D) or hunger for food, and we’ll live there,’

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Footnotes

  1. 42:12 LXX reads I

12 I will show you compassion(A) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(B)

13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(C) the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt,(D) where we will not see war or hear the trumpet(E) or be hungry for bread,’(F)

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