9. and said unto them, Thus hath the Lord, the God of Israel said, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him,
10. If ye will still abide in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent of the evil that I have done unto you.
11. Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; do not be afraid of him, said the Lord: for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
12. And I will show mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you and cause you to dwell in your own land.
13. But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, not listening to the voice of the Lord your God,
14. saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the shofar, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell: