Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 42:3
3That Yhwh thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
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 captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto Yhwh thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) That Yhwh thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. 4Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto Yhwh your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing Yhwh shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. 5Then they said to Jeremiah, Yhwh be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which Yhwh thy God shall send thee to us.
Read all of Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 42:3 word by word
וְיַגֶּד־לָ֙נוּ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֵֽלֶךְ־בָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:3
- Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Yhwh, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
- 1 Kings 8:36Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
- Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- Psalms 25:4Shew me thy ways, O Yhwh; teach me thy paths.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, O Yhwh, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 86:11Teach me thy way, O Yhwh; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
- Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
- Isaiah 2:3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Yhwh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Yhwh from Jerusalem.
- Micah 4:2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yhwh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Yhwh from Jerusalem.
- Mark 12:13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
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
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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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