Witness. Jeremias knew their fickle temper. They will obey, only if God comply with their desires. (Calmet) --- They began with piety, but soon refused to obey the directions given, chap. xliii. 2. (Worthington)
Verse Jeremiah 42:5. _THE LORD BE A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS_] The Lord is such; and as ye have bound yourselves to obey his voice, he will register the covenant, and bless or curse according as ye s...
BETWEEN US - Against us, as in Jeremiah 42:19 (margin.) ACCORDING TO ALL THINGS - literally, “according to the whole word as to which Yahweh thy God shall send thee to us.”...
CHAPTER 42 _ 1. Jeremiah the intercessor (Jeremiah 42:1) _ 2. The answer from Jehovah (Jeremiah 42:7) Jeremiah 42:1. The remnant, the few who were left after the terrible happenings recorded in the
JEREMIAH 42:1 TO JEREMIAH 43:7. THE MIGRATION INTO EGYPT. Jeremiah is asked by the leaders (Jeremiah 42:1 _mg.,_ with LXX) and the people to seek Yahweh's guidance, which they solemnly ...
_amongst_ better, as mg. _against_, i.e. to bear witness and punish us if we fail to do our part as we now promise. _from all the nations_ These words, as implying a much wider dispersion of inhabita...
2. _The request of the prophet_ (Jeremiah 42:1-6) TRANSLATION (1) Then all the officers of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people both small and g...
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. THE LORD BE A TRUE .....
JEREMIAH'S MESSAGE FROM GOD TO JOHANAN 1. Jezaniah] the Azariah of Jeremiah 43:2 (and probably not the Jezaniah of Jeremiah 40:8). 7-22. The people are forbidden to go down to Egypt. Jeremiah had alw...
THE LORD BE A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS... — The emphatic adjuration implies that they are ready to accept the punishment which the righteous Judge will inflict in the event of their proving unfaithfu...
וְ הֵ֨מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל ־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י...
CHAPTER XIV THE DESCENT INTO EGYPT Jeremiah 42:1 Jeremiah 43:1 "They came into the land of Egypt, for they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah."- Jeremiah 43:7 THUS within a few days Jeremiah had exper...
Before going forward, Johanan and those associated with him, gathered to Jeremiah, and asked that he pray for them and seek divine guidance. He consented at once to their request, and they promised ob...
Then they said to Jeremiah, (b) The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. (b) There are as ready...
Nothing can be more promising than this engagement on both sides. We shall see how the matter ends....
It hence appears that the people understood for what purpose Jeremiah, before he consulted God, assured them of his faithfulness and sincerity; for it was not without reason that they promised to be o...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44. After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were no...
THEN THEY SAID TO JEREMIAH, THE LORD BE A TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS BETWEEN US,.... Which is the form of an oath; a solemn appeal to God, as a witness to what they were about to say, and to the sincer...
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. Ver. 5. _The Lord be a...
_Then Jeremiah said, I have heard you_, &c. That is, I will do for you what you desire. _I will pray unto the Lord your God_ They called the Lord Jeremiah's God: here Jeremiah calls him _their God_, b...
THE HYPOCRITICAL INQUIRY...
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, apparently an unconditi...
1-6 To serve a turn, Jeremiah is sought out, and the captains ask for his assistance. In every difficult, doubtful case, we must look to God for direction; and we may still, in faith, pray to be guid...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Jeremiah 42:5 said H559 (H8804) Jeremiah H3414 LORD H3068 true H571 faithful H539 (H8737) witness H5707 do...
THE REFUGEES SEEK YHWH'S GUIDANCE THROUGH JEREMIAH BUT ON RECEIVING IT REJECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT FIT IN WITH THEIR INCLINATIONS WITH THE CONSEQUENCE THAT JEREMIAH PROPHESIES JUDGMENT AGAINST THEM...
THE PEOPLE APPROACH JEREMIAH AND SEEK GUIDANCE, GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF WANTING TO OBEY YHWH (JEREMIAH 42:1). As a result of what had happened to Jerusalem Jeremiah had now been proved to be a true p...
CONTENTS: God's answer to the inquiry of the people and Jeremiah concerning the calamities recently befallen. God's charge to the people in the land. CHARACTERS: God, Johanan, Jezaniah, Jeremiah. CON...
Jeremiah 42:1. _Then came all the captains of the forces._ שׂרי _sari,_ the princes of the army. _Johanan and Jezaniah_ are for dignity named last, because they were of royal blood. All the people, be...
_All the people. .. came near, and said unto Jeremiah the prophet._ THE PEOPLE AND THE PROPHET I. Prayerfulness. “Pray for us.” The prophet was implored to intercede with God on behalf of his countr...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGY as in previous chapter. Observe: _Jeremiah and Baruch_ had been _among the captives of Ishmael_, whom Johanan _rescued_ (chap. Jeremiah 43:6). STATE OF THE NA...
EXPOSITION Jeremiah receives a request to inquire of God concerning the proposed emigration, and a "word of the Lord" follows. JEREMIAH 42:1 JEZANIAH THE SON OF HOSHAIAH. For "Jezaniah," the Septuag...
So in chapter 42: Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, they came unto Jeremiah, and said unto him, We beg you, that you will accept our supplication, and pray for us un...
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