Jeremiah 42:19

19 The Lord has said about you, O last of Judah, Go not into Egypt: be certain that I have given witness to 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 Such will be the fate of all the men whose minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there; they will come to their end by the sword, by being short of food, and by disease: not one of them will keep his life or get away from the evil which I will send on them.

18 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: As my wrath and passion have been let loose on the people of Jerusalem, so will my passion be let loose on you when you go into Egypt: and you will become an oath and a cause of wonder and a curse and a name of shame; and you will never see this place again.

19 The Lord has said about you, O last of Judah, Go not into Egypt: be certain that I have given witness to you this day.

20 For you have been acting with deceit in your hearts; for you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, Make prayer for us to the Lord our God, and give us word of everything he may say, and we will do it.

21 And this day I have made it clear to you, and you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.