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Jeremiah 42:21

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 42:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
Jeremiah 42:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 42

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
19Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day.
20For 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:
21and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
22Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And [now] I have this day declared [it] unto you, etc.] The whole will of God, and had not kept back anything from them: but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God; or, “ye will not obey”f772; the prophet knew they would not obey the command of the Lord not to go into Egypt, either by his conversation with them during the ten days the answer of the Lord was deferred, by which he plainly saw they were determined to go into Egypt; or by their countenances and behaviour, while he was delivering the Lord’s message to them; by what he observed in them, he knew what was said was not agreeable to them, and that their mind was to go into Egypt: or he had this, as others think, by divine…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“declared it--namely, the divine will. I . . . but ye--antithesis. I have done my part; but ye do not yours. It is no fault of mine that ye act not rightly.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“42:21 Like their ancestors, this group of people from Judah trusted in the Egyptians to protect them, rather than in the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I have: Deu 11:26, Deu 11:27; Eze 2:7, Eze 3:17; Act 20:20, Act 20:26, Act 20:27 but: Jer 7:24-27; Deu 29:19; Zac 7:11, Zac 7:12 Jeremiah 42:22”
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