Jeremiah 42:5

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

3that the Lord your God may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.” 4Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I am going to pray to the Lord your God in accordance with your words; and I will tell you the whole message which the Lord will answer you. I will not keep back 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 in accordance with the whole message with which the Lord your God will send you to us. 6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of the Lord our God.” 7Now at the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 42:5 word by word

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 they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• be a trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• and faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• against us ifאִם'im · ifH518
• we do not actעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in accordance with the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• messageדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• with whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:5

• Jeremiah 5:2And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Surely they swear falsely.”
• Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us, see, God is witness between you and me.”
• Exodus 20:7“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
• Judges 11:10The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said.”
• 1 Samuel 12:5He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that you have found nothing in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”
• 1 Samuel 20:42Jonathan said to David, “Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’” Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.
• Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord God be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.
• Malachi 2:14Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, 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 the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Romans 1:9For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
• Revelation 3:14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
• Exodus 20:19Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.”
• Deuteronomy 5:27Go near and hear all that the Lord our God says; then speak to us all that the Lord our God speaks to you, and we will hear and do it.’

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 42:5

• Decision
• Hypocrisy
• Intercession
• Jeremiah

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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