Jeremías 42:6

6 Ora sea bueno, ora malo, a la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, al cual te enviamos, escucharemos; para que, obedeciendo a la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, tengamos bien.

Jeremías 42:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:6

Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil
Not morally good, or evil; for nothing but what is good, and not evil, in this sense, can come from God; but whether pleasantly or profitably good or evil; whether agreeable or disagreeable, pleasing or displeasing, advantageous or not; whether it seemed to them good or evil, be it what it would in their opinion and esteem: we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee;
this was well spoken, had they been sincere in it; and had they implored and depended on the grace of God to have enabled them to obey; but they spoke not in the uprightness of their hearts; and, did they, it was with too much confidence of their own strength, and the power of their free will: that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our
God;
they spoke as if they knew their own interest; for so it was, that it was well or ill with those people, as they obeyed or disobeyed the voice of the Lord; and yet they acted not according to it; and, what was worse still, did not intend it. What a wretched scene of hypocrisy is here!

Jeremías 42:6 In-Context

4 Y Jeremías profeta les dijo: Ya he oído. He aquí que voy a orar al SEÑOR vuestro Dios, como habéis dicho; y será que todo lo que el SEÑOR os respondiere, os enseñaré; no os reservaré palabra.

5 Y ellos dijeron a Jeremías: El SEÑOR sea entre nosotros testigo de la verdad y de la lealtad, si no hiciéremos conforme a todo aquello para lo cual el SEÑOR tu Dios te enviare a nosotros.

6 Ora sea bueno, ora malo, a la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, al cual te enviamos, escucharemos; para que, obedeciendo a la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, tengamos bien.

7 Y aconteció que al cabo de diez días vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jeremías.

8 Y llamó a Johanán, hijo de Carea, y a todos los príncipes de los ejércitos que estaban con él, y a todo el pueblo desde el menor hasta el mayor;