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Jeremiah 42:7

At the end of ten days, the message from 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

Christian Standard Bible®
At the end of ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,
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.
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

7 At the end of ten days, the message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8 Then Jeremiah called together Johanan son of Kareah and the army officers who were with him. He also called all the other people together, from the least important to the most important. 9 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: 10 ‘If you will stay in Judah, I will make you strong—I will not destroy you. I will plant you, and I will not pull you up. I will do this because I am sad about the terrible things that I made happen to you. 11 Now you are afraid of the king of Babylon. But don't be afraid of him. Don't be afraid of the king of Babylon,' says the Lord , ‘because I am with you. I will save you. I will rescue you. He will not get his hands on you. 12 I will be kind to you, and the king of Babylon will also treat you with mercy. He will bring you back to your land.' 13 But you might say, ‘We will not stay in Judah.' If you say that, you will disobey the Lord your God. 14 And you might say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt. We will not be bothered with war there. We will not hear the trumpets of war, and in Egypt we will not be hungry.' 15 If you say that, listen to this message from the Lord , you survivors from Judah. This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: ‘If you decide to go and live in Egypt, this will happen: 16 You are afraid of the sword of war, but it will defeat you there. And you are worried about hunger, but you will be hungry in Egypt. 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
Then Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about his brothers. Joseph said to his brothers, "You have not come to buy food! You are spies. You came to learn where we are weak."
Genesis 42:12
Then Joseph said to them, "No, you have come to spy on us!"
Genesis 42:14
But Joseph said to them, "No! I can see that I am right. You are spies.
Genesis 42:17
Then Joseph put them all in prison for three days.
Genesis 42:19
If you are honest men, one of your brothers can stay here in prison, and the others can go and carry grain back to your people.
Genesis 42:20
But then you must bring your youngest brother back here to me. Then I will know that you are telling the truth, and you will not have to die." The brothers agreed to this.
Genesis 42:23
Joseph was using an interpreter to talk to his brothers, so the brothers did not know that he understood their language. He heard and understood everything they said, and that made him want to cry. So he turned away and left the room. When he came back, he took one of the brothers, Simeon, and tied him up while the others watched.
Genesis 42:26
So the brothers put the grain on their donkeys and left.
Genesis 42:30
They said, "The governor of that country spoke rudely to us. He thought that we were spies!

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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