^{9 Ref} and he saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:

^{10 Ref} `If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.

^{11 Ref} Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, whom ye are afraid of; be not afraid of him -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- for with you `am' I, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

^{12 Ref} And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.

^{13 Ref} `And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land -- not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,