Yēlìmǐshū 42:14

14 Shuō , wǒmen bù zhù zhè dì , què yào jìnrù Āijí dì , zaì nàli kàn bú jiàn zhēng zhàn , tīng bú jiàn jiǎo shēng , yĕ bù zhì wú shí jīè . wǒmen bì zhù zaì nàli .

Yēlìmǐshū 42:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:14

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, induced by the following reasons: where we shall see no war;
either internal, or with a foreign enemy; as both of late in their own land, and which they feared would be again; but promised themselves exemption from both in the land of Egypt, and therefore coveted to dwell there: nor hear the sound of the trumpet;
neither hear of wars nor rumours of wars; not the sound of the trumpet in the armies of the enemy, or among themselves, to gather together and prepare for battle; or, as Jarchi thinks, the sound of the trumpet blown by the watchman, giving notice to the people of the approach of an enemy: nor have hunger of bread;
as they had had while Judea was invaded and Jerusalem besieged, and a foreign army in the land; and though they had no reason to fear this now, yet they thought they should be more out of the danger of it in Egypt, a fruitful country, overflowed by the Nile: and there will we dwell;
in peace, prosperity, and safety: this was their resolution, to go and abide there; and this their confidence, that such would be their happy state.

Yēlìmǐshū 42:14 In-Context

12 Wǒ yĕ yào shǐ tā fā liánmǐn , hǎo liánmǐn nǐmen , jiào nǐmen guī huí bĕn dì .

13 Tǎngruò nǐmen shuō , wǒmen bù zhù zaì zhè dì , yǐzhì bú tīng cóng Yēhéhuá nǐmen shén de huà ,

14 Shuō , wǒmen bù zhù zhè dì , què yào jìnrù Āijí dì , zaì nàli kàn bú jiàn zhēng zhàn , tīng bú jiàn jiǎo shēng , yĕ bù zhì wú shí jīè . wǒmen bì zhù zaì nàli .

15 Nǐmen suǒ shèngxia de Yóudà rén nǎ , xiànzaì yào tīng Yēhéhuá de huà . wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen ruò déng yì yào jìnrù Āijí , zaì nàli jìjū ,

16 Nǐmen suǒ jùpà de dāo jiàn zaì Āijí dì bì zhuī shang nǐmen . nǐmen suǒ jùpà de jīhuāng zaì Āijí yàojǐn jǐn dì gēnsuí nǐmen . nǐmen bì sǐ zaì nàli .