Jeremiah 42:9
New International Version
He said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says:

New Living Translation
He said to them, “You sent me to the LORD, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply:

English Standard Version
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him:

Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

King James Bible
And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

New King James Version
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

New American Standard Bible
and said to them, “This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before Him:

NASB 1995
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

NASB 1977
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

Legacy Standard Bible
and said to them, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before Him:

Amplified Bible
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

Christian Standard Bible
He said to them, “This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before him:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to them, “This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel to whom you sent me to bring your petition before Him:

American Standard Version
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said to them: “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel, to whom you sent me to set your request before him

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and he said to them, Thus saith the Lord;

Contemporary English Version
and told them that the LORD God of Israel had said: You asked Jeremiah to pray and find out what you should do.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him:

English Revised Version
and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jeremiah said to them, "You sent me to plead your case humbly to the LORD. This is what the LORD God of Israel says:

Good News Translation
I said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me with your request has said,

International Standard Version
He told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says, to whom you sent me to take your request:

JPS Tanakh 1917
and said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him:

Literal Standard Version
and he says to them, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:

Majority Standard Bible
Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

New American Bible
and said to them: Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to offer your petition:

NET Bible
Then Jeremiah said to them, "You sent me to the LORD God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:

New Revised Standard Version
and said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before him:

New Heart English Bible
and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before him:

Webster's Bible Translation
And said to them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

World English Bible
and said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him, says:

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:

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Context
Warning Against Going to Egypt
8and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest. 9Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition: 10‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.…

Cross References
2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives."

2 Kings 19:6
who replied, "Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: 'Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.

2 Kings 22:15
And Huldah said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Tell the man who sent you

Jeremiah 42:8
and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.


Treasury of Scripture

And said to them, Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him;

unto.

Jeremiah 42:2
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:)

2 Kings 19:4,6,20
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left…

2 Kings 22:15-20
And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, …

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Jeremiah 42
1. Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.
7. Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;
13. and destruction in Egypt.
19. He reproves their hypocrisy.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[Jeremiah] told
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Thus
כֹּֽה־ (kōh-)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

says
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to
אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

whom
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you sent
שְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם (šə·laḥ·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

me
אֹתִי֙ (’ō·ṯî)
Direct object marker | first person common singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to present
לְהַפִּ֥יל (lə·hap·pîl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

your petition:
תְּחִנַּתְכֶ֖ם (tə·ḥin·naṯ·ḵem)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor


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