Jeremías 42:5

5 Y ellos dijeron a Jeremías: Que el SEÑOR sea un testigo veraz y fiel contra nosotros si no obramos conforme a toda palabra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te mande para nosotros.

Jeremías 42:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:5

Then they said to Jeremiah, the Lord be a true and faithful
witness between us
Which is the form of an oath; a solemn appeal to God, as a witness to what they were about to say, and to the sincerity of their hearts in it; who is true to his word, and faithful to his promises and threatenings; and who bears a true and faithful testimony, and will do what is just and right; and yet these people never intended to perform what they promised; which is a most shocking piece of atheism in a professing people; and who, at this very time, could not but observe the judgments of God upon their nation, city, and temple: if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy
God shall send thee to us;
they promise to do everything the Lord should signify by the prophet as his will; and, if they did not, wish the severest judgments of God might fall upon them.

Jeremías 42:5 In-Context

3 para que el SEÑOR tu Dios nos indique el camino por donde debemos ir y lo que debemos hacer.

4 Entonces el profeta Jeremías les dijo: Os he oído. He aquí, voy a orar al SEÑOR vuestro Dios conforme a vuestras palabras, y todas las palabras que el SEÑOR os responda, yo os las declararé. No os ocultaré palabra alguna.

5 Y ellos dijeron a Jeremías: Que el SEÑOR sea un testigo veraz y fiel contra nosotros si no obramos conforme a toda palabra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te mande para nosotros.

6 Sea buena o mala, escucharemos la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios a quien te enviamos, para que nos vaya bien cuando escuchemos la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios.

7 Y sucedió que al cabo de diez días, vino la palabra del SEÑOR a Jeremías.