Jeremiah 42:13

13 'But if you are going to say, "We will ¹not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

Jeremiah 42:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:13

But if ye say, we will not dwell in this land
Or continue any longer in it, but go into Egypt:, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God;
or, "so as not to hearken to" or "obey" ^F21; for they did not say in so many words that they would not obey the voice of the Lord; they had promised they would; but resolving, against his declared will, that they would not abide in the land, but go into Egypt, was interpretatively saying they would not obey his voice.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (emv ytlbl) "ita ut non auscultetis", Piscator, Cocceius; "ut non obediatis", Pagninus, Schmidt; "ut non audiatis", so some in Vatablus.

Jeremiah 42:13 In-Context

11 'Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,' declares the LORD , 'for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.

12 'I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.

13 'But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

14 saying, "No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there ";

15 then in that case listen to the word of the LORD , O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "If you really set your mind to enter Egypt and go in to reside there,

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 5:2; Jeremiah 44:16