Jeremiah 42 · Verse 7

Jeremiah 42:7

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 42:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 42:7 in other translations

BSBAfter ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,
WEBAfter ten days, the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah.
ASVAnd it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at the end of ten days, that there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,
DARBYAnd it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
BBEAnd it came about that after ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
WebsterAnd it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

What does Jeremiah 42:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. ten days--Jeremiah did not speak of himself, but waited God's time and revelation, showing the reality of his inspiration. Man left to himself would have given an immediate response to the people, who were impatient of delay. The delay was designed to test the sincerity of their professed willingness to obey, and that they should have full time to deliberate (De 8:2). True obedience bows to God's time, as well as His way and will.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 After ten days - All this time he was waiting upon God; for it is evident the prophets could not prophesy when they pleased, any more than the disciples of our Lord could work miracles when they wished. The gift of prophecy and the gift of miracles were both dependent on the will of the Most High, and each of them was given only for the moment; and when the necessity was over, the influence ceased.

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 protect and deliver all who trust in him and serve him. It is folly to quit our place, especially to quit a holy land, because we meet with trouble in it. And the evils we think to escape by sin, we certainly bring upon ourselves. We may apply this to the common troubles of life; and those who think to avoid them by changing their place, will find that the grievances common to men will meet them wherever they go. Sinners who dissemble with God in solemn professions especially should be rebuked with sharpness; for their actions speak more plainly than words. We know not what is good for ourselves; and what we are most fond of, and have our hearts most set upon, often proves hurtful, and sometimes fatal.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 42:7 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.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִקֵּ֖ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end ofH7093
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.rettenH6235
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יִרְמְיָֽהוּ\׃yir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 42:7

  • Psalms 27:14

    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  • Isaiah 28:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  • Habakkuk 2:3

    For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
At this time he was waiting for a revelation from God in answer to the enquiries of the people; who probably thus delayed to make known his will, in order to shew them that Jeremiah did not speak of his own mind, but when and as he was directed. The delay was also suited to give time for consideration, and to retard their rash project; and, as it would render them impatient, it tended to detect their hypocrisy, and to shew more clearly their determined rebellion against God.
Ps 27:14; Isa 28:16; Hab 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

  • Jeremiah 42:7

    And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.

  • Jeremiah 42:8

    Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

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Jeremiah 42:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aconteció que al cabo de diez días fué palabra de Jehová á Jeremías.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, au bout de dix jours, que la parole de l’ Éternel vint à Jérémie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah am Ende von zehn Tagen, da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu Jeremia.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum autem completi essent decem dies, factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam,