Jeremiah 42:20
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 42 connects to 10 cross-references. The community asks Jeremiah to inquire of God whether they should remain in Judah or flee to Egypt. After ten days God's word comes clearly: stay in Judah and live; go to Egypt and die. They will be safe in …
Other Translations
For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according unto all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
for ye have shewed yourselves perverse in your souls, for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God, and according to all that Jehovah our God saith, so declare to us, and we have done <FI>it<Fi> ;
For you have been acting with deceit in your hearts; for you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, Make prayer for us to the Lord our God, and give us word of everything he may say, and we will do it.
Cross References
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the …
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us …
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and …
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, …
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear …
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel …
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity …
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.