Yēlìmǐshū 42:5

5 Yúshì tāmen duì Yēlìmǐ shuō , wǒmen ruò bù zhào Yēhéhuá nǐde shén chāiqiǎn nǐ lái shuō de yīqiè huà xíng , yuàn Yēhéhuá zaì wǒmen zhōngjiān zuò zhēn shí chéng xìn de jiànzhèng .

Yēlìmǐshū 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.

Yēlìmǐshū 42:5 In-Context

3 Yuàn Yēhéhuá nǐde shén zhǐshì wǒmen suǒ dāng zǒu de lù , suǒ dāng zuò de shì .

4 Xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ duì tāmen shuō , wǒ yǐjing tīngjian nǐmen le , wǒ bì zhào zhe nǐmen de huà dǎogào Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén . Yēhéhuá wúlùn huídá shénme , wǒ bì dōu gàosu nǐmen , haó bù yǐnmán .

5 Yúshì tāmen duì Yēlìmǐ shuō , wǒmen ruò bù zhào Yēhéhuá nǐde shén chāiqiǎn nǐ lái shuō de yīqiè huà xíng , yuàn Yēhéhuá zaì wǒmen zhōngjiān zuò zhēn shí chéng xìn de jiànzhèng .

6 Wǒmen xiànzaì qǐng nǐ dào Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén miànqián , tā shuō de wúlùn shì hǎo shì dǎi , wǒmen dōu bì tīng cóng . wǒmen tīng cóng Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén de huà , jiù kĕyǐ dé fú .

7 Guo le shí tiān , Yēhéhuá de huà líndào Yēlìmǐ .