Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the LORD our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the LORD our God.” New Living Translation Whether we like it or not, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us.” English Standard Version Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.” Berean Standard Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!” King James Bible Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. New King James Version Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.” New American Standard Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well for us when we listen to the voice of the LORD our God.” NASB 1995 “Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of the LORD our God.” NASB 1977 “Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, in order that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of the LORD our God.” Legacy Standard Bible Whether it is good or bad, we will listen to the voice of Yahweh our God to whom we are sending you, so that good may come to us when we listen to the voice of Yahweh our God.” Amplified Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to and honor the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of the LORD our God.” Christian Standard Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we are sending you so that it may go well with us. We will certainly obey the LORD our God! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you so that it may go well with us. We will certainly obey the voice of the LORD our God!” American Standard Version Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Jehovah our God. Contemporary English Version even if it isn't what we want to do. We will obey the LORD so that all will go well for us." English Revised Version Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. GOD'S WORD® Translation We will obey the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, whether it's good or bad. Yes, we will obey the LORD our God so that everything will go well for us." Good News Translation Whether it pleases us or not, we will obey the LORD our God, to whom we are asking you to pray. All will go well with us if we obey him." International Standard Version Whether it seems good or bad, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we send you, so it may go well for us. Indeed, we will obey the LORD our God." Majority Standard Bible Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!? NET Bible We will obey what the LORD our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us." New Heart English Bible Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God." Webster's Bible Translation Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. World English Bible Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhether [it is] good or evil, to the voice of our God YHWH, to whom we are sending you, we listen; because it is good for us when we listen to the voice of our God YHWH.” Young's Literal Translation Whether good or evil, to the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we are sending thee, we do hearken; because it is good for us when we hearken to the voice of Jehovah our God.' Smith's Literal Translation If good, and if evil, we will hear to the voice of Jehovah our God which we sent thee to him; so that it shall be well to us, for we will hear to the voice of Jehovah our God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom me send thee: that it may be well with us when we shall hearken to the voice of the Lord our God. Catholic Public Domain Version Whether it is for good or for harm, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you. So may it be well with us, when we heed the voice of the Lord our God.” New American Bible Whether we like it or not, we will obey the command of the LORD, our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us for obeying the command of the LORD, our God.” New Revised Standard Version Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, in order that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhether it be good or whether it be bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you; that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If the voice of LORD JEHOVAH our God is good or if it is evil, we shall hear him to whom we send you, and it shall be well with us when we will hear the voice of LORD JEHOVAH our God!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the LORD our God.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, because we shall hearken to the voice of the Lord our God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warning Against Going to Egypt…5Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us. 6Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!” 7After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,… Cross References Deuteronomy 5:27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.” Exodus 24:7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” Joshua 24:24 So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.” 1 Samuel 12:14 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. 2 Kings 18:12 This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey. Isaiah 1:19-20 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Ezekiel 33:31-32 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. Psalm 119:60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. 2 Chronicles 34:31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. Romans 6:16 Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? James 1:22-25 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... Treasury of Scripture Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. it be good. Romans 7:7,13 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet… Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. that it. Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. Deuteronomy 5:29,33 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! … Deuteronomy 6:2,3 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged… Jump to Previous Ear Evil Favorable Good Guided Hearken Obey Pleasant Sending Unpleasant Voice WhetherJump to Next Ear Evil Favorable Good Guided Hearken Obey Pleasant Sending Unpleasant Voice WhetherJeremiah 42 1. Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.7. Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea; 13. and destruction in Egypt. 19. He reproves their hypocrisy. Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant This phrase reflects a commitment to obedience regardless of circumstances. It echoes the biblical principle of submitting to God's will, as seen in Deuteronomy 6:5, where love for God is commanded with all one's heart, soul, and strength. The willingness to accept both favorable and unfavorable outcomes is a testament to faith and trust in God's sovereignty, similar to Job's declaration in Job 2:10, "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God! Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Israelites. He is the mouthpiece of God in this passage. 2. Johanan and the Remnant of Judah Johanan was a leader among the remnant of Judah who sought Jeremiah's counsel. The remnant refers to the small group of Israelites left in Judah after the Babylonian conquest. 3. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through His prophet Jeremiah. The people are seeking His guidance for their future actions. 4. Egypt The place where the remnant of Judah considered fleeing to escape Babylonian rule, against God's directive. 5. Babylonian Exile The historical context of this passage, where the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon. The remnant is seeking guidance on whether to stay in Judah or flee to Egypt. Teaching Points The Importance of ObedienceObedience to God's word is crucial, whether His commands are pleasant or unpleasant. True faith is demonstrated through obedience. Seeking God's Guidance Like the remnant, we should seek God's guidance in all decisions, trusting that His plans are for our good. Trust in God's Sovereignty Even when God's instructions seem counterintuitive, trusting in His sovereignty leads to blessings and protection. Commitment to Follow Through It's not enough to express a desire to obey; we must follow through with action, as the remnant pledged to do. Consequences of Disobedience The historical context reminds us that disobedience leads to negative consequences, reinforcing the need for adherence to God's will. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whetherאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it is pleasant ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not unpleasant, רָ֔ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil we will obey נִשְׁמָ֑ע (niš·mā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the voice בְּק֣וֹל ׀ (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to whom אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that we אֲנַ֜חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 580: We are sending שֹׁלְחִ֥ים (šō·lə·ḥîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out you, אֹתְךָ֛ (’ō·ṯə·ḵā) Direct object marker | second person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case so that לְמַ֙עַן֙ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent it may go well with us, יִֽיטַב־ (yî·ṭaḇ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction we will obey נִשְׁמַ֔ע (niš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the voice בְּק֖וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God!” אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Jeremiah 42:6 NIVJeremiah 42:6 NLT Jeremiah 42:6 ESV Jeremiah 42:6 NASB Jeremiah 42:6 KJV Jeremiah 42:6 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 42:6 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 42:6 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 42:6 French Bible Jeremiah 42:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:6 Whether it be good or whether it (Jer.) |
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