Chapter 42

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all the Jer 42:8, Jer 40:8, Jer 40:13, Jer 41:11, Jer 41:16, Jer 43:4-5

Jezaniah 2Kgs 25:23; Ezek 8:11, Ezek 11:1, Jaazaniah

from Jer 42:8, Jer 5:4-5, Jer 6:13, Jer 8:10, Jer 44:12; Acts 8:10

came Jer 42:20; Isa 29:13, Isa 48:1, Isa 58:1-2; Ezek 14:3-4, Ezek 20:1-3, Ezek 33:31; Matt 15:8


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be accepted before thee Heb. fall before thee, Jer 36:7, Jer 37:20 *marg.

and pray Jer 17:15-16, Jer 21:2, Jer 37:3; Exod 8:28, Exod 9:28; 1Sam 7:8, 1Sam 12:19, 1Sam 12:23; 1Kgs 13:6; Isa 1:15, Isa 37:4; Acts 8:24; Jas 5:16

left Lev 26:22; Deut 4:27, Deut 28:62; Isa 1:9; Lam 1:1; Ezek 5:3-4, Ezek 12:16; Zech 13:8-9; Matt 24:22


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Jer 6:16; Deut 5:26, Deut 5:29; 1Kgs 8:36; Ezra 8:21; Ps 25:4-5, Ps 27:11, Ps 86:11; Ps 143:8-10; Prov 3:6; Isa 2:3; Mic 4:2; Mark 12:13-14


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Jeremiah The princes seem to have wholly neglected Jeremiah, till on this occasion they wanted his sanction to their purpose of going to Egypt. In order to induce him to favour them, they applied to him with one consent, in the most respectful and plausible manner. They used language to prepossess him with a favourable opinion of them, and to move his compassion; and, in words expressing great humility, they entreated his prayers in their behalf, and that he would enquire of the Lord what he would have them to do. The prophet readily acquiesced; and doubted not but that he should receive an answer from God, which he would unreservedly declare to them; and they called the Lord to witness that they would implicitly follow his directions.

I will pray Exod 8:29; 1Sam 12:23; Rom 10:1

whatsoever Jer 23:28; 1Kgs 22:14-16; 2Chr 18:13-15; Ezek 2:7

I will keep 1Sam 3:17-18; Ps 40:10; Acts 20:20, Acts 20:27


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The Lord be Jer 5:2; Gen 31:50; Exod 20:7; Judg 11:10; 1Sam 12:5, 1Sam 20:42; Mic 1:2; Mal 2:14, Mal 3:5; Rom 1:9; Rev 1:5, Rev 3:14

if we Exod 20:19; Deut 5:27-29


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it be good Rom 7:7, Rom 7:13, Rom 8:7

that it Jer 7:23; Deut 5:29, Deut 5:33, Deut 6:2-3; Ps 81:13-16, Ps 128:2; Isa 3:10


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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.

Ps 27:14; Isa 28:16; Hab 2:3


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Johanan Jer 42:1, Jer 40:8, Jer 40:13, Jer 41:11-16, Jer 43:2-5


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unto Jer 42:2; 2Kgs 19:4, 2Kgs 19:6, 2Kgs 19:20-37, 2Kgs 22:15-20


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abide Gen 26:2-3; Ps 37:3

then Jer 24:6, Jer 31:28, Jer 33:7; Ps 69:35, Ps 102:16; Ezek 36:36; Acts 15:16

for I Jer 18:7-10, Jer 26:19; Exod 32:14; Deut 32:36; Judg 2:18; 2Sam 24:16; Ps 106:45; Hos 11:8; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, Amos 7:6; Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:2


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afraid Jer 27:12, Jer 27:17, Jer 41:18; 2Kgs 25:26; Matt 10:28

for I Jer 1:19, Jer 15:20; Deut 20:4; Josh 1:5, Josh 1:9; 2Chr 32:7-8; Ps 46:7, Ps 46:11; Isa 8:8-10; Isa 41:10, Isa 43:2, Isa 43:5; Matt 28:20; Acts 18:10; Rom 8:31; 2Tim 4:17


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Neh 1:11; Ps 106:45-46; Prov 16:7


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Jer 42:10, Jer 44:16; Exod 5:2


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we will go Jer 41:17, Jer 43:7; Deut 29:19; Isa 30:16, Isa 31:1

nor hear Jer 4:19, Jer 4:21; Exod 16:3, Exod 17:3; Num 11:5, Num 16:13


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If If ye are determined to go into Egypt, the evils which ye dreaded by staying in your own land shall overtake and destroy you there; "and there shall ye die." God turned the policy of the wicked to their own destruction; for while they thought themselves safe in Egypt, there Nebuchadnezzar destroyed both them and the Egyptians. Jer 42:17, Jer 44:12-14; Gen 31:21; Deut 17:16; Dan 11:17; Luke 9:51


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that the sword Jer 42:13, Jer 44:13, Jer 44:27; Deut 28:15, Deut 28:22, Deut 28:45; Prov 13:21; Ezek 11:8; Amos 9:1-4; Zech 1:6; John 11:48

follow close Heb. cleave

there ye Jer 44:11-12, Jer 44:27


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it be with all the men Heb. all the men be

they shall Jer 42:22, Jer 24:10, Jer 44:14

none Jer 44:28


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As mine The people had witnessed the tremendous effects of the wrath of God, in the siege and destruction of Jerusalem; and had they not been past feeling, this denunciation must have made their ears tingle, and appalled their very souls. Jer 6:11, Jer 7:20, Jer 39:1-9, Jer 52:4-11; 2Kgs 25:4-7; 2Chr 34:25, 2Chr 36:16-19; Lam 2:4, Lam 4:11; Ezek 22:22; Dan 9:11, Dan 9:27; Nah 1:6; Rev 14:10, Rev 16:2-21

ye shall be Jer 18:16, Jer 24:9, Jer 25:9, Jer 26:6, Jer 29:18, Jer 29:22, Jer 44:12; Deut 29:21-22; 1Kgs 9:7-9; Isa 65:15; Zech 8:13

and ye shall see Jer 22:10-12, Jer 22:27


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Go God knew, that such was their miserable propensity to idolatry, that they would adopt the idolatrous worship of Egypt. Add to which, their going thither for protection was in effect refusing to submit to the king of Babylon, to whom God had decreed the rule of Judah and the neighbouring kingdoms. Deut 17:16; Isa 30:1-7, Isa 31:1-3; Ezek 17:15

know Jer 38:21; Ezek 3:21; Acts 20:26-27

admonished you Heb. testified against you, Deut 31:21; 2Chr 24:19; Neh 9:26, Neh 9:29-30; Acts 2:40; Eph 4:17; 1Thess 4:6


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For ye God made known to the prophet their dissimulation; which he shunned not to declare to them. Jer 3:10, Jer 17:10; Ps 18:44, Ps 65:3; Ezek 14:3-4, Ezek 33:31; Matt 22:15-18, Matt 22:35; Gal 6:7

dissembled in your hearts Heb. have used deceit against your souls, Num 16:38; Jas 1:22

Pray Jer 42:2


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I have Deut 11:26-27; Ezek 2:7, Ezek 3:17; Acts 20:20, Acts 20:26-27

but Jer 7:24-27; Deut 29:19; Zech 7:11-12


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know Jer 42:17, Jer 43:11; Ezek 5:3-4, Ezek 6:11

in the Hos 9:6

to go and to sojourn or, to go to sojourn


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