Jeremiah 42:3

Jeremiah 42:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
• New International Version (NIV)Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)that the Lord your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do."
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”

Context of Jeremiah 42:3

1Then all the commanders of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the small to the great approached 2and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our pleading come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God for all this remnant--since we have been left only a few out of many, just as your own eyes now see us-- that the Lord your God will 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 gives you as an answer. 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 in accordance with the whole message with which the Lord your God will send you to us.

Jeremiah 42:3 word by word

וְיַגֶּד־לָ֙נוּ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֵֽלֶךְ־בָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• in whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• we should walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• that we should doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:3

• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
• Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of humanity who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
• 1 Kings 8:36then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.
• Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, to humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
• Psalms 25:4Make me know Your ways, Lord; Teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, Lord, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies.
• Psalms 86:11Teach me Your way, Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
• Proverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
• Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go out from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Micah 4:2Many nations will come and say, “Come and let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord And to the house of the God of Jacob, So that He may teach us about His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For from Zion will go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• Mark 12:13Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 42:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3That 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The group of Judean fighters and the people they had saved (Jeremiah 41:16) approached Jeremiah with a request for guidance that seemed sincere.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. They consulted God, like many, not so much to know what was right, as wishing Him to authorize what they had already determined on, whether agreeable to His will or not. So Ahab in consulting Micaiah (1Ki 22:13). Compare Jeremiah's answer (Jr 42:4) with Micaiah's (1Ki 22:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 42:3

• Hypocrisy
• Intercession
• Jeremiah
• Johanan
• Seekers

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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