Jeremiah 42:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 42:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 42:3 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 42:3 — KJV
“That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.”
— Jeremiah 42:3 (KJV)
Jeremiah 42:3 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 42:3
“Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:3: lord, god, may
“For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. unclean...: Heb. nakedness of any thing”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:3: lord, god, way
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:3: lord, god, may
“And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: prosper: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:3: lord, god, may
“But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:3: lord, god, way
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