Jeremiah 42:2

And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) JEREMIAH - he probably was one of the number carried off from Mizpah, and dwelt with Johanan (). Hence, the expression is "came near" (), not 'sent unto Jeremiah.' LET ... OUR SUPPLICATION BE ACCEPTED - literally, fall (note, ; ). PRAY FOR US - (; as Hezekiah and...

It is added, that they _said, _as though they were ready to obey, _Let our prayer fall before thee. _This, as we have said, when addressed to God, is an _evidence _of humility; but it is applied here to man; and when the Hebrews make a humble request, they say, “Let my prayer fall before _thee,” _that is, Hear what I suppliantly and humbly ask. _Pray, _they said, _to Jehovah thy God for us _They called him the God of Jeremiah, not that they intended to exempt themselves from his authority; they did not mean that they were alienated from God; but in this way they extolled Jeremiah, and acknowledged him to be God’s true and lawful Prophet. In short, this saying refers to the prophetic office, as though they had said, that Jeremiah had hitherto confirmed his vocation, so that it was clearly evident that he had been sent from above. We hence see why they called Jehovah the _God _of Jeremiah,...

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 guided by a spirit of wisdom in our hearts, and the leadings of Providence. We do not truly desire to know the mind of God, if we do not fully resolve to comply with it when we know it. Many promise to do what the Lord requires, while they hope to have their pride flattered, and their favourite lusts spared. Yet something betrays the state of their hearts....

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 Septuagint has "Azariah," the name given in the Hebrew text of Jeremiah 43:2. JEREMIAH 42:2 SAID UNTO JEROMIAH THE PROPHET. Jeremiah, we have been already told, was one of the refugees at Mizpah (Jeremiah 40:6), and consequently was forced into the train of Ishmael ...

AND SAID UNTO JEREMIAH THE PROPHET,.... That is, some one of them, as the mouth of the whole body, very probably Johanan: LET, WE BESEECH THEE, OUR SUPPLICATION BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THEE; they treat the prophet with great respect, and are very humble and submissive, as if they were very hearty and sincere in their request: AND PRAY FOR US UNTO THE LORD THY GOD; as if they were conscious of their own inability to pray for themselves, and of their unworthiness to call God their God; and as if they had a high opinion of, he prophet, as having an interest in God, and great power with him in prayer, whom he could not well deny anything: [EVEN] FOR ALL THIS REMNANT; this poor remnant, this handful of people, left of the sword, famine, and pestilence, left in the land by the Chaldeans, and who had escaped the cruelty of Ishmael; and for whom it might be hoped the Lord would still have a regard...

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 preceding chapter were now cast upon the Lord and besought the prophet to pray for them: “That the LORD thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.” They believed in Jeremiah as a man of God. He promises to do so, and when the answer comes he will not keep back anything. Jeremiah 42:7. The answer came ten days later. Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. If

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 (Jeremiah 42:5 _mg._) promise to follow (Jeremiah 42:1). After ten days, the Divine revelation comes to the prophet and is communicated to the people, to the effect that they are to remain in Judah, where Yahweh promises to protect them from the Babylonians; their hope of prosperity in Egypt will be found delusive; Yahweh will treat them in Egypt as He has

THY.. special various reading, called _Sevir_ (App-34), reads "our", as in Jeremiah 42:20. A FEW. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:22). AS. according as....

_be accepted_ For mg. See on Jeremiah 36:7. _then spake Azariah_ See on ch. Jeremiah 42:1. _all the proud men, saying_ The word in MT. (_"ômĕrim_) corresponding to "saying" here does not represent the ordinary Hebrew idiom. We should therefore, by a slight change in the original, read _the proud and defiant_(_hammôrim) men_. _Thou speakest falsely, etc_.] The attack upon Baruch, and only indirectly and through him upon the prophet, may have arisen from their being reluctantly compelled to acknowledge that Jeremiah himself at any rate was possessed of integrity of purpose. This he had shewn by his refusal to seek protection and honourable treatment from the Chaldaeans, whose favour the worse section of his countrymen always suspected him of seeking....

PRAY FOR US, &C.— It is the constant method of hypocrites to pretend an absolute submission to the will of God, till that will is found to run counter to their inclinations or interest. Lowth....