Warning against Going to Egypt1 Then all° the Icommanders° of the forces°, aJohanan° the son° of Kareah°, Jezaniah° the son° of Hoshaiah°, and all° the people° bboth° small° and great° approached° 2 and said° to Jeremiah° the prophet°, “Please° let our apetition° Icome° before° you, and bpray° for us to the LORD° your God°, [that is] for all° this° remnant°; because° we are left° [but] a cfew° out of many°, as your own eyes° [now] see° us, 3 that the LORD° your God° may tell° us the away° in which° we should walk° and the thing° that we should do°.” 4 Then Jeremiah° the prophet° said° to them, “I have heard° [you]. Behold°, I am going to apray° to the LORD° your God° in accordance with your words°; and I will tell° you the whole° Imessage° which° the bLORD° will answer° you. I will cnot keep° back° a word° from you.” 5 Then they said° to Jeremiah°, “May the aLORD° be a true° and faithful° witness° against us if° we do not act° in accordance with the whole° Imessage° with which° the LORD° your God° will send° you to us. 6 Whether° [it] is Ipleasant° or° IIunpleasant°, we will alisten° to the voice° of the LORD° our God° to whom° we are sending° you, so° that it may go° bwell° with us when° we listen° to the voice° of the LORD° our God°.” [1] IOr princes aJr 40:8, 13; 41:11, 18 bJr 6:13; 8:10; 42:8; 44:12; Ac 8:10
[2] ILit fall aJr 36:7; 37:20 bEx 8:28; 1S 7:8; 12:19; 1K 13:6; Is 37:4; Jr 37:3; 42:20; Ac 8:24; Jm 5:16 cLv 26:22; Dt 28:62; Is 1:9; Lm 1:1 [3] aPs 86:11; Pv 3:6; Jr 6:16; Mi 4:2 [4] ILit word aEx 8:29; 1S 12:23 b1K 22:14; Jr 23:28 c1S 3:17, 18; Ps 40:10; Ac 20:20 [5] ILit word aGn 31:50; Jg 11:10; Jr 43:2; Mi 1:2; Mal 2:14; 3:5 [6] ILit good IILit evil aEx 24:7; Dt 5:27; Jsh 24:24 bDt 5:29, 33; 6:3; Jr 7:23 7 ¶ Now at the aend° of ten° days° the word° of the LORD° came° to Jeremiah°. 8 Then he called° for Johanan° the son° of Kareah° and all° the Icommanders° of the forces° that were with him, and for all° the people° both° small° and great°, 9 and said° to them, “Thus° asays° the LORD° the God° of Israel°, to whom° you sent° me to present° your petition° before° Him: 10 ‘If° you will indeed° stay° in this° land°, then I will abuild° you up and not tear° you down°, and I will plant° you and not uproot° you; for I Iwill brelent° concerning° the calamity° that I have inflicted° on you. 11 aDo not be afraid° of the king° of Babylon°, whom° you are [now] fearing°; do not be afraid° of him,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘for bI am with you to save° you and deliver° you from his hand°. 12 I will also show° you compassion°, so that ahe will have° compassion° on you and restore° you to your own soil°. 13 But if° you are going to say°, “We will anot stay° in this° land°,” so as not to listen° to the voice° of the LORD° your God°, 14 saying°, “No°, but we will ago° to the land° of Egypt°, where° we will not see° war° or bhear° the sound° of a trumpet° or hunger° for bread°, and we will stay° there°”; 15 then Iin that case° listen° to the word° of the LORD°, O remnant° of Judah°. Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “If° you really° set° your IImind° to enter° aEgypt° and go° in to reside° there°, 16 then the asword°, which° you are afraid° of, will overtake° you there° in the land° of Egypt°; and the famine°, about which° you are anxious°, will follow° closely° after° you there° [in] Egypt°, and you will die° there°. 17 So all° the men° who° set° their Imind° to go° to Egypt° to reside° there° will die° by the asword°, by famine° and by pestilence°; and they will bhave° no° survivors° or refugees° from the calamity° that I am going to bring° on them.”’” [7] aPs 27:14; Is 30:18
[8] IOr princes [9] a2K 19:4, 6, 20; 22:15 [10] IOr shall have changed my mind about aJr 24:6; 31:28; 33:7; Ezk 36:36 bJr 18:7, 8; Ho 11:8; Jol 2:13; Am 7:3, 6; Jna 3:10; 4:2 [11] aJr 1:8; 27:12, 17; 41:18 bNu 14:9; 2Ch 32:7, 8; Ps 46:7, 11; 118:6; Is 8:9, 10; 43:2, 5; Jr 1:19; 15:20; Ro 8:31 [12] aNe 1:11; Ps 106:46; Pv 16:7 [13] aEx 5:2; Jr 44:16 [14] aIs 31:1; Jr 41:17 bEx 16:3; Nu 11:4; Jr 4:19, 21 [15] ILit now therefore IILit face aDt 17:16; Jr 42:17; 44:12-14 [16] aJr 44:13, 27; Ezk 11:8; Am 9:1-4 [17] ILit face aJr 24:10; 38:2; 42:22; 44:13 bJr 44:14, 28 18 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “As My aanger° and wrath° have been poured° out on the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°, so° My wrath° will be poured° out on you when you enter° Egypt°. And you will become° a bcurse°, an object° of horror°, an imprecation° and a reproach°; and cyou will see° this° place° no° more°.” 19 The LORD° has spoken° to you, O remnant° of Judah°, “Do not ago° into Egypt°!” You should clearly° bunderstand° that today° I have ctestified° against you. 20 For you have [only] Iadeceived° 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.” 21 So I have atold° you today°, but you have bnot Iobeyed°° the LORD° your God°, even in whatever°° He has sent° me to [tell] you. 22 Therefore you should now° clearly° understand° that you will adie° by the sword°, by famine° and by pestilence°, in the bplace° where°° you wish° to go° to reside°. [18] a2Ch 36:16-19; Jr 7:20; 33:5; 39:1-9 bDt 29:21; Is 65:15; Jr 18:16; 24:9; 29:18; 44:12 cJr 22:10, 27
[19] aDt 17:16; Is 30:1-7 bEzk 2:5 cNe 9:26, 29, 30 [20] IOr acted errantly in your souls aJr 43:2; Ezk 14:3 [21] ILit listened to the voice of aDt 11:26; Jr 43:1; Ezk 2:7; Zc 7:11; Ac 20:26, 27 bJr 43:4 [22] aJr 43:11; Ezk 6:11 bHo 9:6 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Johanan desireth Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.1 ¶ Then all² the captainsº of the forces,º and Johananº the sonº of Kareah,º and Jezaniahº the sonº of Hoshaiah,º and all² the peopleº from the leastº² even unto² the greatest,º came near,ºª 2 And saidºª unto² Jeremiahº the prophet,º Let, we beseech thee,² our supplicationº be acceptedºª beforeº thee, and prayºª for² us unto² the LORDº thy God,º [even] for² all² this² remnant;º (for² we are leftºª [but] a fewº of many,ºª² as² thine eyesº do beholdºª us:) 3 That the LORDº thy Godº may shewºª us² the wayº wherein² we may walk,¹ª² and the thingº that² we may do.ºª 4 Then Jeremiahº the prophetº saidºª unto² them, I have heardºª [you]; behold,² I will prayºª unto² the LORDº your Godº according to your words;º and it shall come to pass,² [that] whatsoever²² thingº the LORDº shall answerºª you, I will declareºª [it] unto you; I will keep¹ª nothing¹ backºª²² from² you. 5 Then they² saidºª to² Jeremiah,º The LORDº be² a trueº and faithfulºª witnessº between us, if² we doºª not² even² according to all² thingsº for the which² the LORDº thy Godº shall sendºª thee to² us. 6 Whether² [it be] good,º or whether² [it be] evil,º we will obeyºª the voiceº of the LORDº our God,º to whom² weº sendºª thee; that²² it may be wellºª with us, when² we obeyºª the voiceº of the LORDº our God.º [1] 2K 25:23; Is 29:13; 48:1; 58:1; Jr 5:4; 6:13; 8:10; 40:8, 13; 41:11, 16; 42:8, 20; 43:4; 44:12; Ezk 8:11; 11:1; 14:3; 20:1; 33:31; Mt 15:8; Ac 8:10.
[2] Ex 8:28; 9:28; Lv 26:22; Dt 4:27; 28:62; 1S 7:8; 12:19, 23; 1K 13:6; Is 1:9, 15; 37:4; Jr 17:15; 21:2; 36:7; 37:3, 20; Lm 1:1; Ezk 5:3; 12:16; Zc 13:8; Mt 24:22; Ac 8:24; Jm 5:16. [3] Dt 5:26, 29; 1K 8:36; Ezr 8:21; Ps 25:4; 27:11; 86:11; 143:8; Pv 3:6; Is 2:3; Jr 6:16; Mi 4:2; Mk 12:13. [4] Ex 8:29; 1S 3:17; 12:23; 1K 22:14; 2Ch 18:13; Ps 40:10; Jr 23:28; Ezk 2:7; Ac 20:20, 27; Ro 10:1. [5] Gn 31:50; Ex 20:7, 19; Dt 5:27; Jg 11:10; 1S 12:5; 20:42; Jr 5:2; Mi 1:2; Mal 2:14; 3:5; Ro 1:9; Rv 1:5; 3:14. [6] Dt 5:29, 33; 6:2; Ps 81:13; 128:2; Is 3:10; Jr 7:23; Ro 7:7, 13; 8:7. Jeremiah assureth him of safety in Judaea,7 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº² tenº days,º that the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² Jeremiah.º 8 Then calledºª² he Johananº the sonº of Kareah,º and all² the captainsº of the forcesº which² [were] with² him, and all² the peopleº from the leastº² even to² the greatest,º 9 And saidºª unto² them, Thus² saithºª the LORD,º the Godº of Israel,º unto² whom² ye sentºª me to presentºª your supplicationº beforeº him; 10 If² ye will still¹ª abideºª² in this² land,º then will I buildºª you, and not² pull [you] down,ºª and I will plantºª you, and not² pluck [you] up:ºª for² I repentºª me of² the evilº that² I have doneºª unto you. 11 Be not² afraidºª ofº² the kingº of Babylon,º of whom¹² ye² are afraid;¹²²² be not² afraidºª of² him, saithºª the LORD:º for² I² [am] with² you to saveºª you, and to deliverºª you from his hand.º² 12 And I will shewºª merciesº unto you, that he may have mercy¹ª upon² you, and cause you to returnºª² to² your own land.º [7] Ps 27:14; Is 28:16; Hab 2:3.
[8] Jr 40:8, 13; 41:11; 42:1; 43:2. [9] 2K 19:4, 6, 20; 22:15; Jr 42:2. [10] Gn 26:2; Ex 32:14; Dt 32:36; Jg 2:18; 2S 24:16; Ps 37:3; 69:35; 102:16; 106:45; Jr 18:7; 24:6; 26:19; 31:28; 33:7; Ezk 36:36; Ho 11:8; Jol 2:13; Am 7:3, 6; Jna 3:10; 4:2; Ac 15:16. [11] Dt 20:4; Jsh 1:5, 9; 2K 25:26; 2Ch 32:7; Ps 46:7, 11; Is 8:8; 41:10; 43:2, 5; Jr 1:19; 15:20; 27:12, 17; 41:18; Mt 10:28; 28:20; Ac 18:10; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 4:17. [12] Ne 1:11; Ps 106:45; Pv 16:7. and destruction in Egypt.13 ¶ But if² ye² say,ºª We will not² dwellºª in this² land,º neither² obeyºª the voiceº of the LORDº your God,º 14 Saying,ºª No;² but² we will goºª into the landº of Egypt,º where² we shall seeºª no² war,º nor² hearºª the soundº of the trumpet,º nor² have hungerºª of bread;º and there² will we dwell:ºª 15 And now² therefore² hearºª the wordº of the LORD,º ye remnantº of Judah;º Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º If² ye² wholly¹ª setºª your facesº to enter¹ª into² Egypt,º and goºª to sojournºª there;² 16 Then it shall come to pass,² [that] the sword,º which² ye² feared,º² shall overtakeºª you there² in the landº of Egypt,º and the famine,º whereof² ye² were afraid,ºª² shall follow closeºª afterº you there² in Egypt;º and there² ye shall die.ºª 17 So shall it be² with all² the men¹² that² setºª² their facesº to go¹ª into² Egyptº to sojournºª there;² they shall dieºª by the sword,º by the famine,º and by the pestilence:º and none² of them shall² remainº or escapeº fromº² the evilº that² I² will bringºª upon² them. 18 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º As² mine angerº and my furyº hath been poured forthºª upon² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem;º so² shall my furyº be poured forthºª upon² you, when ye shall² enter¹ª into² Egypt:º and ye shall be an execration,º and an astonishment,º and a curse,º and a reproach;º and ye shall seeºª² this² placeº no² more.² [13] Ex 5:2; Jr 42:10; 44:16.
[14] Ex 16:3; 17:3; Nu 11:5; 16:13; Dt 29:19; Is 30:16; 31:1; Jr 4:19, 21; 41:17; 43:7. [15] Gn 31:21; Dt 17:16; Jr 42:17; 44:12; Dn 11:17; Lk 9:51. [16] Dt 28:15, 22, 45; Pv 13:21; Jr 42:13; 44:11, 13, 27; Ezk 11:8; Am 9:1; Zc 1:6; Jn 11:48. [17] Jr 24:10; 42:22; 44:14, 28. [18] Dt 29:21; 1K 9:7; 2K 25:4; 2Ch 34:25; 36:16; Is 65:15; Jr 6:11; 7:20; 18:16; 22:10, 27; 24:9; 25:9; 26:6; 29:18, 22; 39:1; 44:12; 52:4; Lm 2:4; 4:11; Ezk 22:22; Dn 9:11, 27; Na 1:6; Zc 8:13; Rv 14:10; 16:2. He reproveth their hypocrisy, in requiring of the LORD that which they meant not.19 ¶ The LORDº hath saidºª concerning² you, O ye remnantº of Judah;º Goºª ye not² into Egypt:º know¹ª certainlyºª that² I have admonishedºª you this day.º 20 For² ye dissembledºª in your hearts,º when² ye² sentºª me unto² the LORDº your God,º saying,ºª Prayºª for² us unto² the LORDº our God;º and according unto all² that² the LORDº our Godº shall say,ºª so² declareºª unto us, and we will doºª [it]. 21 And [now] I have this dayº declaredºª [it] to you; but ye have not² obeyedºª the voiceº of the LORDº your God,º nor any² [thing] for the which² he hath sentºª me unto² you. 22 Now² therefore know¹ª certainlyºª that² ye shall dieºª by the sword,º by the famine,º and by the pestilence,º in the placeº whither²² ye desireºª to goºª [and] to sojourn.ºª [19] Dt 17:16; 31:21; 2Ch 24:19; Ne 9:26, 29; Is 30:1; 31:1; Jr 38:21; Ezk 3:21; 17:15; Ac 2:40; 20:26; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:6.
[20] Nu 16:38; Ps 18:44; 65:3; Jr 3:10; 17:10; 42:2; Ezk 14:3; 33:31; Mt 22:15, 35; Ga 6:7; Jm 1:22. [21] Dt 11:26; 29:19; Jr 7:24; Ezk 2:7; 3:17; Zc 7:11; Ac 20:20, 26. [22] Jr 42:17; 43:11; Ezk 5:3; 6:11; Ho 9:6. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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