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Jeremiah 42:4
4Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them: “I have heard you. Agreed: I will pray to Adonai your God according to your words, and it will be that every word Adonai will answer you, I will declare it to you—I will not keep a word from you.”
Jeremiah 42:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
- New International Version (NIV)“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your request, and whatever the Lord answers you I will tell you. I will keep nothing back from you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that whatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”
Context of Jeremiah 42:4
2and said to the prophet Jeremiah, “Please, let our petition be presented before you, and pray to Adonai your God on our behalf, for all this remnant—for we who are left are but a few out of many, as you are seeing with your own eyes— 3that Adonai your God may tell us the way we should go and what we should do.” Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them: “I have heard you. Agreed: I will pray to Adonai your God according to your words, and it will be that every word Adonai will answer you, I will declare it to you—I will not keep a word from you.” 5Then they said to Jeremiah: “Let Adonai be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accord with every word that Adonai your God sends you to us. 6Whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of Adonai our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, when we obey the voice of Adonai our God.”
Read all of Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 42:4 word by word
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי הִנְנִ֧י מִתְפַּלֵּ֛ל אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡ה כָּֽל־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ אַגִּ֣יד לָכֶ֔ם לֹֽא־אֶמְנַ֥ע מִכֶּ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- behold, I will prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- according to your wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: speakingH1697
- whatsoever thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- shall answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- you, I will declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- unto you; I will keepמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:4
- 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Adonai by ceasing to pray for you! Yet I will keep instructing you in the good and straight way.
- Romans 10:1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
- Jeremiah 23:28“The prophet who has a dream may recount a dream, but let the one who has My word speak My word in truth. For what is straw compared with wheat?” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- 1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As Adonai lives, what Adonai says to me, that will I speak.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:13But Micaiah replied, “As Adonai lives, what my God says that is what I will say.”
- Ezekiel 2:7You will speak My words to them, whether they will listen or whether they will refuse to listen—for they are rebellious.
- 1 Samuel 3:17“What is the word that He has spoken to you?” he said. “Please don’t hide it from me. May God do so to you and even more if you hide anything at all from me that He spoke to you.”
- Psalms 40:10I proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I am not shutting my lips— Adonai, You know!
- Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly as well as from house to house,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 42:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The phrase I have heard you shows that Jeremiah doubted the sincerity of the Judean group led by Johanan. However, the prophet agreed to pray for divine guidance and to share the complete message of the Lord's answer with them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I have heard--that is, I accede to your request. your God--Being His by adoption, ye are not your own, and are bound to whatever He wills (Ex 19:5, 6; 1Co 6:19, 20). answer you--that is, through me. keep nothing back--(1Sa 3:18; Ac 20:20).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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