Jeremiah 42:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they have said to Jeremiah, `Jehovah is against us for a witness true and faithful, if -- according to all the word with which Jehovah thy God doth send thee unto us -- we do not so.

English ASV

Then they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not according to all the word wherewith Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.

English Amplified

Then they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we fail to do according to all the things that the Lord your God sends you to tell us.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we fail to do according to all the things that the Lord your God sends you to tell us.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the Lord your God sends you to tell us.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

And they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we don’t act according to every word the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not even according to all the word for which Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.

English EASY 2024

They said to Jeremiah, ‘We promise to do everything that the Lord sends you to say to us. We ask the Lord to listen to our promise. May he punish us if we do not do what we have promised to do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then the people said to Jeremiah, "If we don't do everything the Lord your God tells us, then we hope the Lord will be a true and faithful witness against us. We know he will send you to tell us what to do.

Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the LORD your God sends you to us.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then they said to me, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not obey all the commands that the Lord our God gives you for us.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They said to Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we don't do exactly what the Lord your God tells us to do.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

And they said to Jeremiah, "As for every word the LORD your God sends you to [tell] us, if we don't act accordingly, may the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us.

English KJV 1611

Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

English LSB

And they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which Yahweh your God will send you to us.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not act according to all things for which the Lord your God shall send you to us.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the LORD your God will send you to us.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

And they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be our witness: we will truly and faithfully follow all the instructions the LORD, your God, will send us.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They answered Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the LORD sends you to tell us to do.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then they said to me, "We'll do everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us to do. If we don't, may he be a true and faithful witness against us.

English NIV

Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

English NKJ 1982

So they said to Jeremiah, “Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you.

English NLT

Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They in their turn said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to everything that the LORD your God sends us through you.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Then they in their turn said to me, “May Yahweh be an honest and faithful witness against us if we do not obey what Yahweh your God speaks to us through you.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the Lord your God sends you to us.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the curse of God be on us if we refuse to obey whatever he says we should do!

English Tyndale 1537

And they said to Jeremy: The LORD of truth and faithfulness be our record, that we will do all, that the LORD thy God commandeth us,