Jeremiah 42:9
Good News Translation
I said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me with your request has said,

New Revised Standard Version
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before him:

Contemporary English Version
and told them that the LORD God of Israel had said: You asked Jeremiah to pray and find out what you should do.

New American Bible
and said to them: Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to offer your petition:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him:

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And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him:

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Jeremiah 42:2 And they said to Jeremiah the prophet: Let our supplication fall before thee: and pray thou for us to the Lord thy God for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us.

2 Kings 19:4,6,20 It may be the Lord, thy God, will hear all the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians, his master, hath sent to reproach the living God, and to reprove with words, which the Lord, thy God, hath heard: and do thou offer prayer for the remnants that are found. . . .

2 Kings 22:15-20 And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me: . . .

Context
Warning Against Going to Egypt
8And he called Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest. 9And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him:10If you will be quiet and remain in this land, I will build you up, and not pull you down: I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for now I am appeased for the evil that I have done to you.…
Cross References
2 Kings 19:4
It may be the Lord, thy God, will hear all the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians, his master, hath sent to reproach the living God, and to reprove with words, which the Lord, thy God, hath heard: and do thou offer prayer for the remnants that are found.

2 Kings 19:6
And Isaias said to them: Thus shall you say to your master: Thus saith the Lord: Be not afraid for the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me.

2 Kings 22:15
And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

Jeremiah 42:8
And he called Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

Jeremiah 42:8
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