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Jeremiah 42:9

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:

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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:
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 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 spoke to Jeremiah. 8 So Jeremiah summoned Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him and all the people of every class. 9 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: 10 ‘If you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you. 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him because I will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power. I, the Lord , affirm it! 12 I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.' 13 "You must not disobey the Lord your God by saying, ‘We will not stay in this land.' 14 You must not say, ‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy's trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.' 15 If you people who remain in Judah do that, then listen to what the Lord says. The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘If you are so determined to go to Egypt that you go and settle there, 16 the wars you fear will catch up with you there in the land of Egypt. The starvation you are worried about will follow you there to 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
So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:9
Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"
Genesis 42:16
One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"
Genesis 42:20
But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die." They did as he said.
Genesis 42:30
"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
Genesis 42:31
But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies!
Genesis 42:34
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"
Exodus 32:35
And the Lord sent a plague on the people because they had made the calf—the one Aaron made.
Numbers 13:2
"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."
Joshua 2:1
Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

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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