Jeremiah 42 · Verse 21

Jeremiah 42:21

And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
Jeremiah 42:21, King James Version

Jeremiah 42:21 in other translations

BSBFor I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
WEBI have declared it to you today; but you have not obeyed the LORD your God’s voice in anything for which he has sent me to you.
ASVAnd I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
YLTand I declare to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, and to anything with which He hath sent me unto you.
DARBYAnd I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, nor anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
BBEAnd this day I have made it clear to you, and you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
WebsterAnd now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for which he hath sent me to you.

What does Jeremiah 42:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. declared it--namely, the divine will. I ... but ye--antithesis. I have done my part; but ye do not yours. It is no fault of mine that ye act not rightly.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Ye have not obeyed the voice - Though ye have requested to have this particular revelation of the Divine will, and promised obedience, yet have ye not done one thing for which ye sent me to inquire of the Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Jeremiah 42:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאַגִּ֥דva.'a.Gidand I have toldH5046
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto <the> you
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֗םshe.ma'.Temyou have listenedH8085
בְּקוֹל֙be.kOlto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Kholand to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
שְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe sent meH7971
אֲלֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Khemto youH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 42:21

  • Ezekiel 2:7

    And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

  • Zechariah 7:11-12

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

  • Acts 20:26-27

    Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

  • Jeremiah 7:24-27

    But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

  • Ezekiel 3:17

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

  • Deuteronomy 11:26-27

    Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:

  • Acts 20:20

    And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

  • Deuteronomy 29:19

    And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have.
De 11:26,27; Eze 2:7; 3:17; Ac 20:20,26,27
but.
7:24-27; De 29:19; Zec 7:11,12

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Context

  • Jeremiah 42:20

    For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

  • Jeremiah 42:21

    And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.

  • Jeremiah 42:22

    Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.

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Jeremiah 42:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os lo he denunciado hoy, y no habéis obedecido á la voz de Jehová vuestro Dios, ni á todas las cosas por las cuales me envió á vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je vous l’ai déclaré aujourd’hui; et vous n’avez pas écouté la voix de l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, ni tout ce avec quoi il m’a envoyé vers vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich habe es euch heute kundgetan; aber ihr habt nicht auf die Stimme Jehovas, eures Gottes, gehört, nach allem womit er mich zu euch gesandt hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et annuntiavi vobis hodie, et non audistis vocem Domini Dei vestri super universis pro quibus misit me ad vos.