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Jeremiah 42:3

Guidance and decisionsPrayer

1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

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:)

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

4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”
KJV
That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
WEB
that the LORD your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”
ASV
that Jehovah thy God may show us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.
DARBY
that Jehovah thy God may shew us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.
BLB
that YHWH your God may present to us the way in which we should walk in it, and the thing that we should do.
ÅB
at Herren din Gud vil la oss få vite hvilken vei vi skal gå, og hva vi skal gjøre.
OTB
Be om at Herren din Gud vil vise oss veien vi skal gå og hva vi skal gjøre.»
B1930
at Herren din Gud vil la oss få vite hvilken vei vi skal gå, og hvad vi skal gjøre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 86:11

    Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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  • Proverbs 3:6

    In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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  • Jeremiah 6:16

    Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

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  • Ezra 8:21

    Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

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  • Micah 4:2

    And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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  • Psalms 25:4–5

    Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:26

    For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

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  • Psalms 143:8–10

    Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

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