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Jeremiah 42:7

At the end of ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hypocrisy;   Prayer;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jeremiah;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ashtoreth;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Johanan ;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
It happened after ten days, that the word of the LORD came to Yirmeyahu.
King James Version
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
English Standard Version
At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
New American Standard Bible
Now at the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
New Century Version
Ten days later the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah.
Amplified Bible
Now after ten days [of prayer] had passed the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
World English Bible
It happened after ten days, that the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And so after ten dayes came the word of the Lord vnto Ieremiah.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that at the end of ten days the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
Berean Standard Bible
After ten days, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,
Contemporary English Version
Ten days later, the Lord gave me an answer for
Complete Jewish Bible
Ten days later the word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
Easy-to-Read Version
At the end of ten days, the message from the Lord came to Jeremiah.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass after ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet.
Good News Translation
Ten days later the Lord spoke to me;
Lexham English Bible
And then at the end of ten days the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
Literal Translation
And it happened at the end of ten days, the Word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after ten dayes came the worde off the LORDE vnto Ieremy.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
Bible in Basic English
And it came about that after ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe after tenne dayes, that the word of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after ten dayes came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
nor shall ye at all build houses, nor sow any seed, nor shall ye have a vineyard: for ye shall dwell in tents all your days; that ye may live many days upon the land, in which ye sojourn.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe whanne ten daies weren fillid, the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
New English Translation
Ten days later the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
New King James Version
And it happened after ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
New Living Translation
Ten days later the Lord gave his reply to Jeremiah.
New Life Bible
At the end of ten days the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
New Revised Standard
At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now after ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremias.
Revised Standard Version
At the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of ten days, that there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,
THE MESSAGE
Ten days later God 's Message came to Jeremiah. He called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers with him, including all the people, regardless of how much clout they had.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now at the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

Contextual Overview

7At the end of ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, 8and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the armies who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest. 9He said to them, “This is what the Lord says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before him: 10‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will rebuild and not demolish you, and I will plant and not uproot you, because I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought on you. 11Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear; don’t be afraid of him’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘because I am with you to save you and rescue you from him. 12I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’ 13“But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ in order to disobey the Lord your God, 14and if you say, ‘No, instead we’ll go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for food, and we’ll live there,’ 15then hear the word of the Lord, remnant of Judah! This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are firmly resolved to go to Egypt and stay there for a while, 16then the sword you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you are worried about will follow on your heels there to Egypt, and you will die there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

At this time he was waiting for a revelation from God in answer to the enquiries of the people; who probably thus delayed to make known his will, in order to shew them that Jeremiah did not speak of his own mind, but when and as he was directed. The delay was also suited to give time for consideration, and to retard their rash project; and, as it would render them impatient, it tended to detect their hypocrisy, and to shew more clearly their determined rebellion against God. Psalms 27:14, Isaiah 28:16, Habakkuk 2:3

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 12:12 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 42:9
Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.”
Genesis 42:12
“No,” he said to them. “You have come to see the weakness of the land.”
Genesis 42:14
Then Joseph said to them, “I have spoken: ‘You are spies!’
Genesis 42:17
So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.
Genesis 42:19
If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
Genesis 42:20
Bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be confirmed; then you won’t die.” And they consented to this.
Genesis 42:23
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Genesis 42:26
They loaded the grain on their donkeys and left there.
Genesis 42:30
“The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. Abarbinel thinks it was on the tenth day of the seventh month, the day of atonement, that the answer was returned; but it is clear, from the context, that it was ten days from the time the Jews applied to the prophet to inquire of the Lord for them, and he promised to do it, that this word came from the Lord to him; not that he was praying all this while, as some think; but, having spread the case before the Lord, he waited for an answer; which was deferred, that it might have the greater weight with it when it came; and that it might appear that it was not of the prophet himself, a device of his own; and chiefly this was to mortify these people, who were impatient of an answer; and whose hypocrisy the Lord knew; and whose disobedience he foresaw; and therefore did not think fit to give the answer directly, but keep them in suspense awhile.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

After ten days - On previous occasions Jeremiah when consulted answered at once Jeremiah 21:3. The present delay (compare Jeremiah 28:12) was probably granted by God in order to free the minds of the people from the panic caused by the murder of Gedaliah and their fear of Chaldaean vengeance. Jeremiah could have had no doubt that the flight into Egypt was contrary to the tenor of his former prophecies.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 42:7. After ten days — All this time he was waiting upon God; for it is evident the prophets could not prophesy when they pleased, any more than the disciples of our Lord could work miracles when they wished. The gift of prophecy and the gift of miracles were both dependent on the will of the Most High, and each of them was given only for the moment; and when the necessity was over, the influence ceased.


 
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