Jeremiah 42:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 42:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 42:13 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 42:13 — KJV
“But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,”
— Jeremiah 42:13 (KJV)
Jeremiah 42:13 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 42:13
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:13: dwell, land, obey
“And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:13: dwell, land, obey
“Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:13: say, land, voice
“When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:13: say, dwell, land
“According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:13: say, neither, voice
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