Jeremiah 42:20

“For ye dissembled in your hearts, etc.] Did not honestly and faithfully declare their intentions; they said one thing with their mouths, and meant another in their minds; they pretended they would act according to the will of God, as it should be made known to them by him, when they were determined to take their own way. Some render it, “ye have deceived [me] in your hearts”f769; the prophet, so Kimchi; by that which was in their hearts, not declaring what was their real intention and design: or, “ye have deceived your souls”f770; you have deceived yourselves and one another; I have not deceived you, nor the Lord, but you have put a cheat upon your own souls: or, “you have used deceit…”

“dissembled in your hearts--rather, "ye have used deceit against your (own) souls." It is not God, but yourselves, whom ye deceive, to your own ruin, by your own dissimulation (Gal 6:7) [CALVIN]. But the words following accord best with English Version, ye have dissembled in your hearts (see on Jer 42:3) towards me, when ye sent me to consult God for you.”

“Ye dissembled in your hearts - Or, “ye have led yourselves astray,” i. e., your sending me to ask counsel of God was an act of self-delusion. You felt so sure that God would direct you to go into Egypt, that now that He has spoken to the contrary, you are unable to reconcile yourselves to it. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Jeremiah 42". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/jeremiah-42.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“For ye: God made known to the prophet their dissimulation; which he shunned not to declare to them. Jer 3:10, Jer 17:10; Psa 18:44, Psa 65:3; Eze 14:3, Eze 14:4, Eze 33:31; Mat 22:15-18, Mat 22:35; Gal 6:7 dissembled in your hearts: Heb. have used deceit against your souls, Num 16:38; Jam 1:22 Pray: Jer 42:2 Jeremiah 42:21”