Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Jeremiah 42:7

Jeremiah

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.

6 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!”

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.

9 Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

Read the whole chapter

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.

Compare

BSB
After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,
KJV
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
WEB
After ten days, the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah.
ASV
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
DARBY
And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
BLB
And it came to pass after ten days that the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah.
ÅB
Ti dager etter kom Herrens ord til Jeremias.
OTB
Etter ti dager kom Herrens ord til Jeremias.
B1930
Ti dager efter kom Herrens ord til Jeremias.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 27:14

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 28:16

    So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

    Read in context

  • Habakkuk 2:3

    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

    Read in context