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Egypt had lost the battle of Carchemish, but it had not been the scene
itself of military operations; while Judaea, from the date of the
battle of Megiddo, had perpetually been exposed to the actual h...
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CHAPTER 42
_ 1. Jeremiah the intercessor (Jeremiah 42:1) _
2. The answer from Jehovah (Jeremiah 42:7)
Jeremiah 42:1. The remnant, the few who were left after the terrible
happenings recorded in the
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JEREMIAH 42:1 TO JEREMIAH 43:7. THE MIGRATION INTO EGYPT. Jeremiah is
asked by the leaders (Jeremiah 42:1 _mg.,_ with LXX) and the people to
seek Yahweh's guidance, which they solemnly ...
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HUNGER OF BREAD. Which they had experienced....
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_we shall see no war_ We shall be in a land further from Babylon, and
therefore not so liable to invasion....
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Du. (see introd. note to section) considers Jeremiah 42:15 as wholly
an addition, and Jeremiah 42:9 as containing much editorial matter....
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See introd. summary to the section....
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3. _The response of the Lord_ (Jeremiah 42:7-22)
TRANSLATION
(7) And it came to pass at the end of ten days that the word of the
LORD came unto Jeremiah. (8) And he called Johanan the son of Kareah,...
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JEREMIAH'S MESSAGE FROM GOD TO JOHANAN
1. Jezaniah] the Azariah of Jeremiah 43:2 (and probably not the
Jezaniah of Jeremiah 40:8).
7-22. The people are forbidden to go down to Egypt. Jeremiah had
alw...
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NO; BUT WE WILL GO INTO THE LAND OF EGYPT. — The thoughts that were
in the hearts of the applicants are stated with dramatic vividness.
Egypt, then under Apries (the Pharaoh-hophra of Jeremiah 44:30),...
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לֵ אמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ נָבֹ֔ו
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CHAPTER XIV
THE DESCENT INTO EGYPT
Jeremiah 42:1 Jeremiah 43:1
"They came into the land of Egypt, for they obeyed not the voice of
Jehovah."- Jeremiah 43:7
THUS within a few days Jeremiah had exper...
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Before going forward, Johanan and those associated with him, gathered
to Jeremiah, and asked that he pray for them and seek divine guidance.
He consented at once to their request, and they promised ob...
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Reader! do remark the graciousness of God. And recollect, that from
the first threatenings, such was the uniform language the Lord used.
And had Zedekiah listened to it, what calamities would have bee...
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He adds, _Saying, No; for we will go into the land of Egypt, where we
shall not see war, _etc. here the Prophet discovers the very fountain
of rebellion, namely, that they paid no regard to God’s favo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44.
After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history
of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were
no...
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SAYING, NO, BUT WE WILL GO INTO THE LAND OF EGYPT,.... It was all one
as if they had said, no, we will not obey the voice of the Lord to
continue in our own land; we are determined to go into Egypt, i...
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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:
Ver. 14. _Saying, No; but we will g...
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_But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey_ Hebrew,
לבלתי שׁמע, _so as not to obey._ If they did not continue in
their own land, they disobeyed _the voice of the Lord. Saying, No; we...
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saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, a plan which they
had at least been discussing, if they had not yet decided upon it,
WHERE WE WILL SEE NO WAR NOR HEAR THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET, as i...
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The Lord's Warning Answer...
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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 pr...
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The sense of the words is obvious, they thought that their life in the
land of Judah would be at best an uneasy life, where they should be
continually alarmed with the noise of war; and though they co...
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Jeremiah 42:14 saying H559 (H8800) go H935 (H8799) land H776 Egypt
H4714 see H7200 (H8799) war...
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JEREMIAH BRINGS TO THE PEOPLE THE WORD OF YHWH (JEREMIAH 42:7).
The break of ten days during which Jeremiah waited on YHWH brings out
the importance of what is to be said. The run of cultic prophets s...
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CONTENTS: God's answer to the inquiry of the people and Jeremiah
concerning the calamities recently befallen. God's charge to the
people in the land.
CHARACTERS: God, Johanan, Jezaniah, Jeremiah.
CON...
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Jeremiah 42:1. _Then came all the captains of the forces._ שׂרי
_sari,_ the princes of the army. _Johanan and Jezaniah_ are for
dignity named last, because they were of royal blood. All the people,
be...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 42:13 Rejecting God’s promise and
fleeing to Egypt will result in JUDAH experiencing what they fear.
Babylon will defeat EGYPT; the exiles are safer in Judah....
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGY as in previous chapter.
Observe: _Jeremiah and Baruch_ had been _among the captives of
Ishmael_, whom Johanan _rescued_ (chap. Jeremiah 43:6).
STATE OF THE NA...
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EXPOSITION
Jeremiah receives a request to inquire of God concerning the proposed
emigration, and a "word of the Lord" follows.
JEREMIAH 42:1
JEZANIAH THE SON OF HOSHAIAH. For "Jezaniah," the Septuag...
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So in chapter 42:
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah,
they came unto Jeremiah, and said unto him, We beg you, that you will
accept our supplication, and pray for us un...
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Deuteronomy 29:19; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 17:3; Isaiah 30:16; Isaiah 31:1