Jeremiah 42:6
Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the LORD our God.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
7And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Cross References
Exodus 24:7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'
Deuteronomy 5:33(5-30) Ye shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
Joshua 24:24And the people said unto Joshua: 'The LORD our God will we serve, and unto His voice will we hearken.'
Psalms 81:13(81-14) Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:2-7
Jeremiah Agrees to Consult God. ( b. c. 588.) 1 Then 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, 2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) 3 That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk,… Read the whole commentary →