Jeremiah 42:15

And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hear	שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
word	דְבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית she.'e.Rit	H7611	a remainder or residual (surviving · noun, common feminine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
saith	אָמַר֩ 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֜וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
wholly	שׂ֣וֹם Som	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal infinitive construct
set	תְּשִׂמ֤וּן te.si.Mun	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
faces	פְּנֵיכֶם֙ pe.nei.Khem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
enter	לָבֹ֣א la.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
go	וּבָאתֶ֖ם u.va.Tem	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
sojourn	לָג֥וּר la.Gur	H1481	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 17:16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch a…
Jeremiah 44:12-14 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consume…
Jeremiah 42:17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by t…
Genesis 31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Daniel 11:17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give h…
Luke 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:7–end

We have here the answer which Jeremiah was sent to deliver to those who employed him to ask counsel of God. I. It did not come immediately, not till ten days after, Jer 42:7. They were thus long held in suspense, perhaps, to punish them for their hypocrisy or to show that Jeremiah did not speak of himself, nor what he would, for he could not speak when he would, but must wait for instructions. However, it teaches us to continue waiting upon God for direction in our way. The vision is for an appointed time, and at the end it shall speak. II. When it did come he delivered it publicly, both to the captains and to all the people, from the meanest to those in the highest station; he delivered it…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 42:15

wholly set your faces--firmly resolve (Luk 9:51) in spite of all warnings (Jer 44:12).

John Gill on Jeremiah 42:15

And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah,.... A small remnant indeed, a few that were left in the land; who ought therefore to have admired the distinguishing goodness of Providence in preserving them in it; where they should have continued and made use of their privilege, to the glory of God and their mutual good: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; the Lord of armies above and below, the Lord God omnipotent, and so able to protect them in their land; and who had a peculiar favour to Israel, and stood in a particular relation to them, and therefore would do it, of which they had no reason to doubt; but, disobliging him, what judgments might they not exp…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 42:13-17

Jeremiah 42:13-17 13. But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, 13. Quod si dixeritis vos, Non habitabimus in terra hac, non obediendo voci Jehovae Dei vestri; 14. Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 14. Dicendo, Non, quia (vel, sed) in terram Aegypti ibimus (nam yk potest adversative capi,) ubi non videbimus proelium, et vocem tubae non audiemus, et ad panem non esuriemus, et habitabimus illic: 15. And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;…

Dictionary and topics

Foreknowledge of God — Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to him the full import of which we cannot comprehend. In the most absolute sense his knowledge is…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 42:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 42:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 42:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 42:13-17

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 42:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 42:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 42:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 42:13-17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 42:13-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 42:13-22

Rashi on Jeremiah 42:14