Jeremiah 42:6
whether for good or for ill, unto the voice of Yahweh our God for which we are sending thee unto him, will we hearken,—to the end it may be well with us, because we will hearken unto the voice of Yahweh our God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah.
Cross References
Exodus 24:7then took he the book of the covenant, and read in the ears of the people. And they said, All that Yahweh hath spoken, will we do, and will hearken,
Deuteronomy 5:33In all the way which Yahweh your God hath commanded you, must ye walk,—that ye may live and it 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,—Yahweh our God, will we serve, and, unto his voice, will we hearken.
Psalms 81:13If, my people, were hearkening unto me, [If,] Israel, in my ways, would walk,
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous It is well! For the fruit of their doings, shall they eat:
Romans 7:7What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! On the contrary, I had not discovered, sin, save through law, for even, of coveting, I had not been aware if, the law, had not kept on saying—Thou shall not covet;
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 →