Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 42:5
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.
Jeremiah 42:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the Lord your God sends you to us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So they said to Jeremiah, “Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you.
Context of Jeremiah 42:5
3Pray that the LORD your God will 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.” Then 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 when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!” 7After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,
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וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔נוּ לְעֵ֖ד אֱמֶ֣ת וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֡א כְּֽכָל־הַ֠דָּבָר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
- Then theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- May the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- a trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
- and faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
- witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
- ifאִם'im · ifH518
- we do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- act uponעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- sends youשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- ·כֵּןkên · soH3651
Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:5
- Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
- Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
- Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Judges 11:10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
- 1 Samuel 12:5Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
- 1 Samuel 20:42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
- Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Malachi 2:14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
- Exodus 20:19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- Deuteronomy 5:27Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 42:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord be a true and faithful Witness - The Lord is such; and as ye have bound yourselves to obey his voice, he will register the covenant, and bless or curse according as ye shall conduct yourselves in this matter.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Between us - Against us, as in Jeremiah 42:19 (margin.) According to all things - literally, “according to the whole word as to which Yahweh thy God shall send thee to us.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6These people might have sensed that Jeremiah doubted their sincerity. They responded by making a serious promise. They committed to obey the Lord's instructions and agreed to accept punishment if they broke the promise. They felt sure that the Lord's answer would be what they wanted to hear.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Lord be a true ... witness--(Ge 31:50; Psa 89:37; Re 1:5; 3:14; 19:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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