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Contemporary English Version

Jeremiah 42:9

and told them that the Lord God of Israel had said: You asked Jeremiah to pray and find out what you should do.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Foreknowledge of God;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ashtoreth;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Foreknowledge;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “This is what the Lord says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before him:
Hebrew Names Version
and said to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:
King James Version
And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
English Standard Version
and said to them, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him:
New American Standard Bible
and said to them, "This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before Him:
New Century Version
Jeremiah said to them, "You sent me to ask the Lord for what you wanted. This is what the God of Israel says:
Amplified Bible
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:
World English Bible
and said to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And saide vnto them, Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel, vnto whom ye sent me to present your prayers before him,
Legacy Standard Bible
and said to them, "Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before Him:
Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah told them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:
Complete Jewish Bible
and said to them, "You sent me to present your request to Adonai the God of Isra'el. This is what he says:
Darby Translation
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jeremiah said to them, "You sent me to the Lord , the God of Israel, and I asked him what you wanted me to ask. This is what he says:
George Lamsa Translation
And said to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:
Good News Translation
I said to them, "The Lord , the God of Israel, to whom you sent me with your request has said,
Lexham English Bible
and said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to cause your plea to fall before him:
Literal Translation
And he said to them, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde vnto them: Thus saieth the LORDE God of Israel vnto whom ye sent me, to laye forth youre prayers before him:
American Standard Version
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
Bible in Basic English
And said to them, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to put your request before him:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him:
King James Version (1611)
And said vnto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, vnto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And sayde vnto them: Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel, vnto whom ye sent me to lay foorth your prayers before hym:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and so as to build no houses to dwell in: and we have had no vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
English Revised Version
and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, to whom ye senten me, that Y schulde mekeli sette forth youre preyeris in his siyt.
Update Bible Version
and said to them, This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:
Webster's Bible Translation
And said to them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
New English Translation
Then Jeremiah said to them, "You sent me to the Lord God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:
New King James Version
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:
New Living Translation
He said to them, "You sent me to the Lord , the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply:
New Life Bible
And he said to them, "This is what the Lord the God of Israel says, to Whom you sent me to bring Him what you asked for:
New Revised Standard
and said to them, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before him:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel - unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall prostrate before him: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him:
Revised Standard Version
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:
THE MESSAGE
He then spoke: "This is the Message from God , the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your prayer. He says, ‘If you are ready to stick it out in this land, I will build you up and not drag you down, I will plant you and not pull you up like a weed. I feel deep compassion on account of the doom I have visited on you. You don't have to fear the king of Babylon. Your fears are for nothing. I'm on your side, ready to save and deliver you from anything he might do. I'll pour mercy on you. What's more, he will show you mercy! He'll let you come back to your very own land.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

Contextual Overview

7 Ten days later, the Lord gave me an answer for 8 Johanan, the officers, and the other people. So I called them together 9 and told them that the Lord God of Israel had said: You asked Jeremiah to pray and find out what you should do. 10 I am sorry that I had to punish you, and so I now tell you to stay here in Judah, where I will plant you and build you up, instead of tearing you down and uprooting you. 11 Don't be afraid of the King of Babylonia. I will protect you from him, 12 and I will even force him to have mercy on you and give back your farms. 13 But you might keep on saying, "We won't stay here in Judah, and we won't obey the Lord our God. 14 We are going to Egypt, where there is plenty of food and no danger of war." 15 People of Judah, you survived when the Babylonian army attacked. Now you are planning to move to Egypt, and if you do go, this is what will happen. 16You are afraid of war, starvation, and disease here in Judah, but they will follow you to Egypt and kill you there. None of you will survive the disasters I will send.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

unto: Jeremiah 42:2, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:20-37, 2 Kings 22:15-20

Reciprocal: Matthew 23:37 - how

Cross-References

Genesis 42:5
So Jacob's sons joined others from Canaan who were going to Egypt because of the terrible famine.
Genesis 42:9
Joseph remembered what he had dreamed about them and said, "You're spies! You've come here to find out where our country is weak."
Genesis 42:16
Choose one of you to go after your brother, while the rest of you stay here in jail. That will show whether you are telling the truth. But if you are lying, I swear by the life of the king that you are spies!
Genesis 42:20
But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then I'll know that you are telling the truth, and you won't be put to death. Joseph's brothers agreed
Genesis 42:30
The governor of Egypt was rude and treated us like spies.
Genesis 42:31
But we told him, "We're honest men, not spies.
Genesis 42:34
But bring your youngest brother to me, so I can be certain that you are honest men and not spies. After that, I'll let your other brother go free, and you can stay here and trade."
Exodus 32:35
So the Lord punished the people of Israel with a terrible disease for talking Aaron into making the gold idol.
Numbers 13:2
"Choose a leader from each tribe and send them into Canaan to explore the land I am giving you."
Joshua 2:1
Joshua chose two men as spies and sent them from their camp at Acacia with these instructions: "Go across the river and find out as much as you can about the whole region, especially about the town of Jericho." The two spies left the Israelite camp at Acacia and went to Jericho, where they decided to spend the night at the house of a prostitute named Rahab.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And said unto them, thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel,.... That had chosen Israel; had a favour for that people, and bestowed many blessings on them, and continued in a covenant relation to them; and therefore what he said should be regarded by them. This preface is made by the prophet, to show that what he was about to say was not of himself, and in his own name; but was from the Lord, and who bore a good will to them; and therefore whatever he said should be taken in good part, and as what was best for them:

unto whom ye sent me, to present your supplication before him; or, "to cause your supplication to fall before him" t; to make it in the most humble and submissive manner; and which carries in it other arguments to engage them to obey the word of the Lord he brought to them; both because they had sent him to the Lord on this errand, to get a word from him; and by him had entreated him for it, in the most suppliant manner. The word from the Lord follows:

t להפיל תחנתכם לפניו "ut cadere facerem preces vestras coram ipso", Schmidt.


 
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