“They in turn said to Jeremiah.
‘May Yahweh be a true witness!
May Yahweh be a faithful witness
Against us,
If we do not act
According to everything
That Yahweh
Your God
Sends us through you.
Whether it is good or bad,
We will obey
The voice of Yahweh
Our God,
To whom we are sending you,
So that it may go well
With us
When we do obey
The voice of Yahweh
Our God.’”
The leaders and the group of those remaining from the land of Judah proclaimed to Jeremiah that Yahweh would be a true and faithful witness against them, if they did not act according to everything that Yahweh would say to Jeremiah. It did not matter whether it was good or bad, they would obey the voice of Yahweh as interpreted by Jeremiah. They wanted things to go well with them, so that they were willing to listen to the voice of Yahweh, their God. Yahweh was no longer Jeremiah’s God, but their God also.
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