5 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.
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hear the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that, obeying the voice of the Lord our God, it may be well with us.
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the princes of the armies which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
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.