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Jeremiah 42:9

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:

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

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
The famine was very bad in Canaan, so there were many people from Canaan who went to Egypt to buy grain. Among them were the sons of Israel.
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 42:16
One of you must go back to get your youngest brother while the rest of you stay here in prison. Then we can prove whether you are telling the truth or not. If you are not telling the truth, then by Pharaoh, I swear that you are spies!"
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 42:30
They said, "The governor of that country spoke rudely to us. He thought that we were spies!
Genesis 42:31
We told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
Genesis 42:34
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know if you are honest men or if you were sent from an army to destroy us. If you are telling the truth, I will give your brother back to you. I will give him to you, and you will be free to buy grain in our country.'"
Exodus 32:35
So the Lord caused a terrible sickness to come to the people. He did this because they told Aaron to make the golden calf.
Numbers 13:2
"Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. I will give this land to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve tribes."
Joshua 2:1
Joshua son of Nun and all the people were camped at Acacia. Joshua sent out two spies. No one knew that Joshua sent out these men. Joshua said to them, "Go and look at the land, especially the city of Jericho." So the men went to the city of Jericho and stayed 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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