What does Jeremiah 42:22 mean?

Jeremiah 42:22 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Jeremiah 42:22 today?

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Jeremiah 42:22 Meaning

Now 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.

Context Explained

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

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Source: Jeremiah 42:22