11 Heb “Thus says the Lord God of Israel to whom you sent me to present your petition before him, ‘…’ ” The sentence has been restructured to cut down on the length of the introduction leading in to the long quote. Their “request” is that Jeremiah would tell them where to go and what to do (v. 3).

In other versions

and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him:

He said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says:

He said to them, “This is what the Lord says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before him:

He said to them, “You sent me to the Lord, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply:

and said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to cause your plea to fall before him:

And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

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