Jeremiah 42:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 42:4

2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, ^a“Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and ^bpray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but ^ca few of many, as you can see),

3 that the Lord your God may show us ^athe way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”

4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that ^awhatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will ^bkeep nothing back from you.”

5 So they said to Jeremiah, ^a“Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you.

6 Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will ^aobey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, ^bthat it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”

7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

<< Jeremiah 42:3

Jeremiah 42:5 >>

Interlinear Bible for Jeremiah 42:4:

Then Jeremiah
Yirmyah (#3414) the prophet
nabiy' (#5030) said
'amar (#559) unto
'el (#413) them, I have heard
shama` (#8085) you; behold,
hinneh (#2009) I will pray
palal (#6419) unto
'el (#413) the LORD
Yhovah (#3068) your God
'elohiym (#430) according to your words;
dabar (#1697) and it shall come to pass,
hayah (#1961) that whatsoever
kol (#3605) thing
dabar (#1697) the LORD
Yhovah (#3068) shall answer
`anah (#6030) you, I will declare
nagad (#5046) it unto you; I will keep nothing back
mana` (#4513) from
min (#4480)

<< Jeremiah 42:3

Jeremiah 42:5 >>