Jeremiah 42:1

CHAPTER XLII

Johanan and the remnant of the people desire Jeremiah to ask

counsel of God what they should do, 1-3.

The prophet assures them of safety in Judea, but destruction in

Egypt, 4-18;

and reproves their hypocrisy in asking counsel with which they

had no intention to comply, 19-22.

NOTES ON CHAP. XLII

Verse Jeremiah 42:1. The captains of the forces] The different leaders of the small bands or companies, collected from different parts of the land. The principal are those here named.