Jeremiah 42:3

3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

Jeremiah 42:3 in Other Translations

3 That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

3 that the LORD your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do."

3 Pray that the LORD your God will show us what to do and where to go.”

3 Pray that your God will tell us the way we should go and what we should do."

3 that Jehovah thy God may show us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.

3 Let the LORD your God tell us where we should go and what we should do."

3 that the Lord your God may tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do."

3 So pray to the LORD your God. Pray that he'll tell us where we should go. Pray that he'll tell us what we should do."

Jeremiah 42:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:3

That the Lord thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk,
&c.] Not the way of their duty as to religious worship, or their moral conversation, which was the way of God's commandments, and had been shown them, and they knew it; but which way they should steer their course for their safety; they had departed from Mizpah of themselves, and had taken up their dwelling at Geruthchimham, in the way to Egypt; whither they had set their faces, and where their hearts were, only they wanted the Lord's sanction for it, pretending they would be directed by him: and the thing that we should do;
the steps they should take in order to proceed; and what they should do before they left their own country, and went into another.

Jeremiah 42:3 In-Context

1 Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached

2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray to the LORD your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left.

3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

4 “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray to the LORD your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the LORD says and will keep nothing back from you.”

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

Cross References

• 1. ver 20; Psalms 86:11; S Proverbs 3:6; S Jeremiah 15:11