Jeremiah 42:19

19 "The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah: `Go ye not into Egypt!' Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

Jeremiah 42:19 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:19

The Lord hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah
Or, "unto you" ^F23; by the mouth of the prophet; or, "against you" ^F24; that which was contrary to their inclination and will, as follows: go ye not into Egypt:
this was the express command of God: know certainly that I have admonished you this day;
not to go into Egypt: or, "have testified unto you" ^F25; the will of God concerning this matter; and therefore they could not plead ignorance.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (Mkyle) "alloquitur vos", Junius & Tremellius; "ad vos", so some in Vatablus.
F24 "Contra vos", Calvin.
F25 (Mkb ytdyeh) "contestatus sum vos", Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius.

Jeremiah 42:19 In-Context

17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there. They shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.'

18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: `As Mine anger and My fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall My fury be poured forth upon you when ye shall enter into Egypt. And ye shall be an execration and an astonishment, and a curse and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.'

19 "The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah: `Go ye not into Egypt!' Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 For ye dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, `Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.'

21 And now I have this day declared it to you, but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for which He hath sent me unto you.