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Jeremiah 42:6

Obedience

4 “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”

7 After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,

8 and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

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BSB
Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
KJV
Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
WEB
Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”
ASV
Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Jehovah our God.
DARBY
Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us when we hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God.
BLB
Whether good or whether bad, to the voice of YHWH our God, to whom we are sending you, we will listen, so that it may be good for us when we listen to the voice of YHWH our God.
ÅB
Enten det er godt eller ondt, vil vi lyde Herrens, vår Guds røst, som vi sender deg til, for at det må gå oss vel, når vi lyder Herrens, vår Guds røst.
OTB
Enten det er gunstig eller ugunstig, vil vi lytte til stemmen til Herren vår Gud, som vi sender deg til, så det kan gå oss godt når vi adlyder stemmen til Herren vår Gud.»
B1930
Enten det er godt eller ondt, vil vi lyde Herrens, vår Guds røst, som vi sender dig til, forat det må gå oss vel, når vi lyder Herrens, vår Guds røst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 7:23

    but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

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  • Romans 8:7

    because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:33

    You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:2–3

    so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.

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  • Romans 7:13

    Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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  • Isaiah 3:10

    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

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  • Psalms 81:13–16

    If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

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