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You said, ‘Just tell us what the LORD our God says, and we will do it!’ <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. For you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’ <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a> For you were hypocrites in your hearts when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and according to all that the LORD your God says, so declare to us and we will do it.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, “Pray for us to the LORD our God; and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, &#8220Pray for us to the LORD our God; and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, “Pray for us to the LORD our God; and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For you have only led yourselves astray; for it is you who sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, “Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, tell us so, and we will do it.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> that you have deceived yourselves; for you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, “Pray for us to the LORD our God; and whatever the LORD our God says, declare it to us and we will do it.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You have gone astray at the cost of your lives because you are the ones who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us, and we’ll act accordingly.’ <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You have led your own selves astray because you are the ones who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, &#8216Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us, and we&#8217ll act accordingly.&#8217 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according unto all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You asked me to pray and find out what the LORD our God wants you to do, and you promised to obey him. But that was a terrible mistake, <a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for 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: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You only deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God and said, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us, and tell us everything that the LORD our God says, and we'll do it.' <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> that you are making a fatal mistake. You asked me to pray to the LORD our God for you, and you promised that you would do everything that he commands. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> that you have deceived yourselves. Indeed, you yourselves sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray to the LORD your God for us, and whatever the LORD our God tells us we will do.' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ?Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a> You are making a fatal mistake. For you sent me to the LORD your God and asked me, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us. Tell us what the LORD our God says and we will do it.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it': <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it. <a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a> For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for you have showed yourselves perverse in your souls, for you sent me to your God YHWH, saying, Pray for us to our God YHWH, and according to all that our God YHWH says, so declare to us, and we have done [it]; <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for ye have shewed yourselves perverse in your souls, for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God, and according to all that Jehovah our God saith, so declare to us, and we have done it; <a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For ye erred in your souls when ye sent me to Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us to Jehovah our God; and according to all Jehovah will say, so announce to us, and we will do.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For you have deceived your own souls: for you sent me to the Lord our God, saying: Pray for us to the Lord our God, and according to all that the Lord our God shall say to thee, so declare unto us, and we will do it. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you have deceived your own souls. For you have sent me to the Lord our God, saying: ‘Pray on our behalf to the Lord our God. And in accord with anything whatsoever that the Lord our God will tell you, announce this to us, and we will do it.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a> At the cost of your lives you have been deceitful, for you yourselves sent me to the LORD, your God, saying, “Pray for us to the LORD, our God; whatever the LORD, our God, shall say, tell us and we will do it.” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> that you have made a fatal mistake. For you yourselves sent me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you have deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us before the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God shall say to you declare to us and we will do it. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For you have deceived your souls and you sent me to LORD JEHOVAH your God, and you said, ‘Pray for us in front of LORD JEHOVAH our God, and everything that LORD JEHOVAH our God says to you, show us, and we shall do it’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for 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; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that ye have wrought wickedness in your hearts, when ye sent me, saying, Pray thou for us to the Lord; and according to all that the Lord shall speak to thee we will do. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13029" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Warning Against Going to Egypt</a> …19The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today! 20<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: hiṯ·ʿē·ṯɛm (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">have deceived</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·laḥ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">by sending</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: hiṯ·pal·lêl (V-Hitpael-Imp-ms) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">‘Pray</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">on our behalf,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḵə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and as for all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hag·geḏ- (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">tell it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and we will do it.’</a> 21For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/43-2.htm">Jeremiah 43:2-4</a> Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’ / Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!” / So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah. <a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16-17</a> “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! / Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3-4</a> “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way? / Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry, <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Ezekiel 20:31-32</a> When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you! / When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass. <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a> But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">Psalm 78:36-37</a> But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues. / Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant. <a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-25</a> Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a> Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46</a> Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? <a href="/john/5-40.htm">John 5:40</a> yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you dissembled in your hearts, when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.<a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a> I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.<a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Psalm 18:44</a> As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.<a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Numbers 16:38</a> The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.<a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.Pray<a href="/jeremiah/42-2.htm">Jeremiah 42:2</a> And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-4.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Dissembled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-16.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-4.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-21.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/galatians/2-13.htm">Dissembled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-7.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-21.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 42</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">and destruction in Egypt.</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">He reproves their hypocrisy.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For you have deceived yourselves This phrase highlights the self-deception of the people of Judah. In the broader context of <a href="/jeremiah/42.htm">Jeremiah 42</a>, the remnant of Judah seeks guidance from God through the prophet Jeremiah. However, their hearts are not truly aligned with God's will. This self-deception is a common theme in Scripture, where individuals or groups claim to seek God's guidance but are unwilling to follow it when it contradicts their desires (<a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-24</a>).by sending me to the LORD your God Jeremiah is acting as an intermediary between the people and God, a common role for prophets in the Old Testament. This reflects the people's recognition of Jeremiah's prophetic authority, yet their actions reveal a lack of genuine faith. The phrase "the LORD your God" indicates a personal relationship that the people are supposed to have with God, yet their actions suggest otherwise.saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf The people request intercession, acknowledging their need for divine guidance. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament, where leaders and prophets intercede for the people (<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>). However, their request is insincere, as their subsequent actions reveal a predetermined decision to go to Egypt, contrary to God's will.and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us This phrase indicates a willingness to hear God's word, yet it is superficial. The people express a desire to know God's will, but their hearts are not truly open to it. This mirrors the parable of the sower in the New Testament, where some hear the word but do not let it take root (<a href="/matthew/13-20.htm">Matthew 13:20-21</a>).and we will do it The people make a commitment to obey God's instructions, yet their actions later prove otherwise. This reflects a recurring biblical theme of lip service without true obedience (<a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a>). It serves as a warning against making vows to God without the intention of fulfilling them, emphasizing the importance of genuine faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his perseverance in delivering God's word despite opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a> The group of Israelites left in Judah after the Babylonian conquest. They sought guidance from God through Jeremiah. 3. <a href="/topical/j/johanan.htm">Johanan</a> A leader among the remnant who sought Jeremiah's counsel, representing the people's desire for divine direction. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place where the remnant considered fleeing to escape Babylonian rule, against God's directive. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_conquest.htm">Babylonian Conquest</a> The historical backdrop of this passage, where Judah was conquered, and many were exiled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sincerity_in_seeking_god's_will.htm">Sincerity in Seeking God's Will</a> When seeking God's guidance, ensure that your heart is genuinely open to His direction, even if it contradicts personal desires. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-deception.htm">The Danger of Self-Deception</a> Be aware of the human tendency to deceive oneself, especially when it comes to spiritual matters. True obedience requires honesty with oneself and God. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Understand that ignoring God's instructions can lead to negative consequences, as seen in the remnant's eventual downfall. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Trust that God's plan, even when it seems difficult or counterintuitive, is ultimately for our good and His glory. <a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_action.htm">Commitment to Action</a> Commit to acting on God's word, not just hearing it. True faith is demonstrated through obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 42</a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a> <a href="/q/how_could_god_'deceive'_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 20:7, how could an all-honest God 'deceive' Jeremiah if He is truly without falsehood?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_20_7_with_james_1_13.htm">How can Jeremiah 20:7 be reconciled with James 1:13, which states that God never tempts or deceives anyone?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_god's_nature_and_essence.htm">What is the nature of God's existence and essence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) For ye dissembled in your hearts . . .--Looks and whispers betrayed, we may believe, the feelings of the prophet's hearers. He saw by such outward signs, or he read, as by the intuition of inspiration, the secret counsels of their hearts (<a href="/context/1_corinthians/14-24.htm" title="But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believes not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:">1Corinthians 14:24-25</a>), that they had made a false profession of their readiness to obey, and really meant all along to act as they liked, with the prophet's approval, if they could get it; if not, without. Hypocrisy such as this could not fail to draw down a righteous punishment.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - For ye dissembled in your hearts; rather, for ye have gone astray (from the right path) at the risk of your lives; or, another possible rendering, for ye hate led yourselves astray. Hypocrisy is certainly not the accusation which Jeremiah brings against the people. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒ (bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion have deceived הִתְעֵיתֶם֮‪‬ (hiṯ·‘ê·ṯem) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> To vacillate, reel, stray yourselves אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you by sending שְׁלַחְתֶּ֣ם (šə·laḥ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out me אֹתִ֗י (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Pray הִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (hiṯ·pal·lêl) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative on our behalf, בַּעֲדֵ֔נוּ (ba·‘ă·ḏê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while and as for all וּכְכֹל֩ (ū·ḵə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative says, יֹאמַ֜ר (yō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say tell it to us, הַגֶּד־ (hag·geḏ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous and we will do it.? וְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ (wə·‘ā·śî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Jeremiah 42:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:20 For you have dealt deceitfully against your (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>