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Jeremiah 42:14
we shall see no war We shall be in a land further from Babylon, and therefore not so liable to invasion.
we shall see no war We shall be in a land further from Babylon, and therefore not so liable to invasion.
Egypt had lost the battle of Carchemish, but it had not been the scene itself of military operations; while Judaea, from the date of the battle of Megiddo, had perpetually been exposed to the actual h...
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 ...
HUNGER OF BREAD. Which they had experienced....
3. _The response of the Lord_ (Jeremiah 42:7-22) TRANSLATION (7) And it came to pass at the end of ten days that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. (8) And he called Johanan the son of Kareah,...
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: WE WILL GO INTO ... EGYPT, WHERE...
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...
NO; BUT WE WILL GO INTO THE LAND OF EGYPT. — The thoughts that were in the hearts of the applicants are stated with dramatic vividness. Egypt, then under Apries (the Pharaoh-hophra of Jeremiah 44:30),...
לֵ אמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ נָבֹ֔ו
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...
Reader! do remark the graciousness of God. And recollect, that from the first threatenings, such was the uniform language the Lord used. And had Zedekiah listened to it, what calamities would have bee...
He adds, _Saying, No; for we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war, _etc. here the Prophet discovers the very fountain of rebellion, namely, that they paid no regard to God’s favo...
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...
SAYING, NO, BUT WE WILL GO INTO THE LAND OF EGYPT,.... It was all one as if they had said, no, we will not obey the voice of the Lord to continue in our own land; we are determined to go into Egypt, i...
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: Ver. 14. _Saying, No; but we will g...
_But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey_ Hebrew, לבלתי שׁמע, _so as not to obey._ If they did not continue in their own land, they disobeyed _the voice of the Lord. Saying, No; we...
The Lord's Warning Answer...
saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, a plan which they had at least been discussing, if they had not yet decided upon it, WHERE WE WILL SEE NO WAR NOR HEAR THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET, as i...
7-22 If we would know the mind of the Lord in doubtful cases, we must wait as well as pray. God is ever ready to return in mercy to those he has afflicted; and he never rejects any who rely on his pr...
The sense of the words is obvious, they thought that their life in the land of Judah would be at best an uneasy life, where they should be continually alarmed with the noise of war; and though they co...
Jeremiah 42:14 saying H559 (H8800) go H935 (H8799) land H776 Egypt H4714 see H7200 (H8799) war...
JEREMIAH BRINGS TO THE PEOPLE THE WORD OF YHWH (JEREMIAH 42:7). The break of ten days during which Jeremiah waited on YHWH brings out the importance of what is to be said. The run of cultic prophets s...
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...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 42:13 Rejecting God’s promise and fleeing to Egypt will result in JUDAH experiencing what they fear. Babylon will defeat EGYPT; the exiles are safer in Judah....
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...
Deuteronomy 29:19; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 17:3; Isaiah 30:16; Isaiah 31:1