Jeremiah 42:3

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached ²Jeremiah the prophet and said, "May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. ³Pray that the LORD your God may tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do."⁴"I have heard you," replied Jeremiah the prophet. "I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you." ⁵Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us. ⁶Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!"

Bible Verse Review
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Jeremiah 6:16, Deuteronomy 5:26, Deuteronomy 5:29, 1 Kings 8:36, Ezra 8:21, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 86:11, Psalms 143:8-10, Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 2:3, Micah 4:2, Mark 12:13, Mark 12:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:20 - the way 1 Kings 22:16 - that thou tell 2 Chronicles 6:27 - good way 2 Chronicles 18:5 - Shall we go Jeremiah 41:11 - Johanan Jeremiah 43:1 - all the words Matthew 22:17 - What Luke 20:21 - Master John 6:28 - What

Cross-References

Genesis 42:5
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:13
But they answered, "Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That the Lord thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk,.... Not the way of their duty as to religious worship, or their moral conversation, which was the way of God's commandments, and had been shown them, and they knew it; but which way they should steer their course for their safety; they had departed from Mizpah of themselves, and had taken up their dwelling at Geruthchimham, in the way to Egypt; whither they had set their faces, and where their hearts were, only they wanted the Lord's sanction for it, pretending they would be directed by him:

and the thing that we should do; the steps they should take in order to proceed; and what they should do before they left their own country, and went into another.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 42:3. That the Lord thy God may show us — They all thought there was no safety in Jerusalem or in Judea, and therefore determined to leave the land: but they did not know which might be the safest direction to take; for though they inclined to Egypt, yet they wished to know the mind of God on that point.