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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220However, if you say, &#8216We will not stay in this land,&#8217 and so disobey the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But if you refuse to obey the LORD your God, and if you say, ‘We will not stay here;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the LORD your God<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you are going to say, “We will not stay in this land,” so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But if you are going to say, &#8220We will not stay in this land,&#8221 so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But if you are going to say, “We will not stay in this land,” so as not to listen to the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if you are going to say, “We will not stay in this land,” so as not to listen to the voice of Yahweh your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if you are going to say, “We will not stay in this land,” and [in so doing] do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ in order to disobey the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you say, &#8216We will not stay in this land,&#8217 so as not to obey the voice of the LORD your God, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you might keep on saying, "We won't stay here in Judah, and we won't obey the LORD our God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of the LORD your God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But suppose you say, 'We won't stay in this land,' and you disobey the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you disobey the LORD your God by saying, "We won't stay in this land," <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you say, ?We will not stay in this land,? and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying, 'We will not stay in this land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if you say, 'We will not dwell in this land'; so that you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you are saying, We do not dwell in this land—not to listen to the voice of your God YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land -- not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, not hearing to the voice of Jehovah your God,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if you say: We will not dwell in this land, neither will we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you say: ‘We will not live in this land, nor will we heed the voice of the Lord our God,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if you keep saying, “We will not stay in this land,” thus disobeying the voice of the LORD, your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you continue to say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ thus disobeying the voice of the LORD your God<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if you say, We will not dwell in this land, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land!”, because you will not listen to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if ye say: We will not abide in this land; so that ye hearken not to the voice of the LORD your God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, that we may not hearken to the voice of the Lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12939" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Warning Against Going to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’ <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘We will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: nê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·mō·a‘ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and you thus disobey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</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.">of 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> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-2.htm">Jeremiah 43:2-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12-14</a></span><br />And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. / I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, / so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a></span><br />But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a></span><br />“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. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a></span><br />But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a></span><br />Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></span><br />So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Numbers 14:3-4</a></span><br />Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” / So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if you say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10</a></b></br> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull <i>you</i> down, and I will plant you, and not pluck <i>you</i> up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said, Who <i>is</i> the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">Disobey</a> <a href="/numbers/14-41.htm">Disobeying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-29.htm">However</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Disobey</a> <a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Disobeying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-21.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">and destruction in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">He reproves their hypocrisy.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>But if you say,</b><br>This phrase introduces a conditional statement, indicating a choice or decision that the people of Judah are contemplating. It reflects the human tendency to question or resist divine guidance, a recurring theme throughout the Bible. This choice is set against the backdrop of the Babylonian conquest, where the remnant of Judah is considering their options for survival.<p><b>‘We will not stay in this land,’</b><br>The land referred to is Judah, which God had given to the Israelites as part of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The reluctance to stay in the land signifies a lack of trust in God's promises and protection. Historically, the people feared the Babylonians and sought refuge in Egypt, a place of former bondage, which symbolizes a return to old dependencies rather than trusting in God's provision.<p><b>and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,</b><br>Disobedience to God's voice is a central theme in the prophetic books. The voice of the LORD often came through prophets like Jeremiah, who warned the people of the consequences of their actions. This disobedience is not just a rejection of a command but a rejection of the relationship and covenant with God. It echoes the disobedience of Israel in the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14:1-4</a>) and foreshadows the ultimate need for a Savior who perfectly obeys God's will, fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a></b><br>The group of Israelites who remained in Judah after the Babylonian conquest and exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land to which the remnant considered fleeing, seeking safety from Babylonian rule.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah to guide His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_conquest.htm">Babylonian Conquest</a></b><br>The historical context of this passage, where Babylon had conquered Judah, leading to the exile of many Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a></b><br>The importance of listening to and obeying God's instructions, even when they seem counterintuitive or difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Encourages believers to trust in God's plan and timing, rather than seeking their own solutions out of fear or impatience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Highlights the potential negative consequences of disobedience, as seen in the historical context of Israel's exile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>Stresses the importance of seeking God's guidance in decision-making, especially in times of uncertainty or crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_the_temptation_of_worldly_security.htm">Avoiding the Temptation of Worldly Security</a></b><br>Warns against the temptation to seek security in worldly powers or solutions, such as Egypt, instead of relying on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_historical_records_confirm_jeremiah_42.htm">Jeremiah 42:11-12: The text promises divine protection from Babylon; do non-biblical historical records confirm or contradict this claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ignore_god's_guidance_after_seeking_it.htm">Jeremiah 42:1-6: If the people truly sought God's guidance, why did they ignore it immediately after receiving Jeremiah's answer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_buried_belt_stay_intact.htm">(Jeremiah 13:1-11) How could a buried linen belt remain intact long enough to serve as an effective prophetic sign?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמְרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘We will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stay</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵשֵׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(nê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land,’</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and so disobey</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֹ֔עַ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Jeremiah 42:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:13 But if you say We will not (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:14" /></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>