Jeremiah 42:20 Meaning
For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
Context Explained
18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury 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.
19The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
20For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
21And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the 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 and to sojourn.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 15:8
This verse speaks about people honoring God with their lips while their hearts are far from Him, similar to the dissembling in Jeremiah.
James 1:22
This verse encourages being doers of the word, reflecting the commitment expressed in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 16:2
This verse highlights that all a person's ways seem pure to them, echoing the deceitful intentions in Jeremiah.
Source: Jeremiah 42:20