Jeremiah 42:13
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,
Jeremiah 42:13 in other translations
| BSB | But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God, |
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| WEB | “‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey the LORD your God’s voice, |
| ASV | But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God, |
| YLT | ‘And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land--not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, |
| DARBY | But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God, |
| BBE | But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, |
| Webster | But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, |
What does Jeremiah 42:13 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 42:7-22
If we would know the mind of the Lord in doubtful cases, we must wait as well as pray. God is ever ready to return in mercy to those he has afflicted; and he never rejects any who rely on his promises. He has declared enough to silence even the causeless fears of his people, which discourge them in the way of duty. Whatever loss or suffering we may fear from obedience, is provided against in God's word; and he will…
Jeremiah 42:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 42:13
- Jeremiah 44:16
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.
- Exodus 5:2
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
- Jeremiah 42:10
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
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Context
- Jeremiah 42:12
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
- Jeremiah 42:13
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,
- Jeremiah 42:14
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
Jeremiah 42:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si dijereis: No moraremos en esta tierra, no obedeciendo así á la voz de Jehová vuestro Dios, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais si vous dites: Nous n’habiterons pas dans ce pays, et que vous n’écoutiez pas la voix de l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ihr aber sprechet: Wir wollen nicht in diesem Lande bleiben, so daß ihr nicht höret auf die Stimme Jehovas, eures Gottes, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si autem dixeritis vos: Non habitabimus in terra ista, nec audiemus vocem Domini Dei nostri, |