Jeremiah 42:3

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.””

— WEB

“That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.”

— KJV

“that Jehovah thy God may show us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.”

— ASV

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Psalms 86:11 "Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name."
Proverbs 3:6 "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Micah 4:2 "Many nations will go and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach …"
Jeremiah 6:16 "Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for y…"
Ezra 8:21 "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us…"
Psalms 25:4-5 "Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths."
1 Kings 8:36 "then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they shou…"
Isaiah 2:3 "Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of hi…"

Commentary

They consulted God, like many, not so much to know what was right, as wishing Him to authorize what they had already determined on, whether agreeable to His will or not. So Ahab in consulting Micaiah (Kg1 22:13). Compare Jeremiah's answer (Jer 42:4) with Micaiah's (Kg1 22:14).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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