Jeremiah 42:2

and said unto Jeremiah the prophet—Let our supplication we beseech thee fall prostrate before thee, and pray thou in our behalf unto Yahweh thy God, in behalf of all this remnant,—for we are left a few out of many, just as thine own eyes do behold us:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:)

In Context

1Then drew near all the captains of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah,—and all the people from the least even unto the greatest;

3that Yahweh thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk,—and the thing that we should do.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:28Then said Pharaoh: I, will let you go—so shall ye sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert, only ye shall not go a, very long, journey,—make ye entreaty for me.

Leviticus 26:22And will send among you the wild-beast of the field And it shall rob you of your children, And cut off your cattle, And make you few in number; And your roads shall be silent.

Deuteronomy 28:62And ye shall be left men few in number, whereas ye had become as the stars of the heavens for multitude,—because thou hast not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh thy God.

1 Samuel 7:8And the sons of Israel said unto Samuel, Do not turn in silence from us, from making outcry unto Yahweh our God,—that he would save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 12:23As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you,—but I will direct you, in the good and right way.

Psalms 119:170Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.

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 →

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