Jeremiah 42:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And they said to Yirmeyahu, “Let יהוה  be a true and steadfast witness between us, if we do not do according to all the word which יהוה  your Elohim sends us by you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Then they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we fail to do according to all the things that the Lord your God sends you to tell us.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Then they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not according to all the word wherewith Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.

Common English Bible

⁵ Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we fail to do everything that the LORD your God tells us through you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And they said to Jeremiah: "May the Lord be the witness between us of truth and fidelity, if we do not act according to whatever word the Lord your God will send by you to us.

Jeremiah 42:5 Cross References

Genesis 31:50

“If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us; see, Elohim is witness between you and me!”

Exodus 20:19

and said to Mosheh, “You speak with us and we hear, but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die.”

Exodus 20:7

“You do not bring the Name of יהוה  your Elohim to naught, for יהוה  does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.

Jeremiah 42:20

“For you deceived yourselves when you sent me to יהוה  your Elohim, saying, ‘Pray for us to יהוה  our Elohim, and according to all that יהוה  your Elohim says, so declare to us and we shall do it.’

Jeremiah 43:2

that Azaryah son of Hoshayah, and Yoḥ

Jeremiah 43:4

So Yoḥ

Jeremiah 5:2

“Even when they say, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ they swear falsely, for certain.”

Micah 1:2

Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all who are in it! And let the Master יהוה  be a witness against you – יהוה  from His set-apart Hĕ

Malachi 2:14

And you said, “Why?” Because יהוה  has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have acted treacherously, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.

Malachi 3:5

“And I shall draw near to you for right-ruling. And I shall be a swift witness against the practisers of witchcraft, and against adulterers, and against them that swear to falsehood, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and those who turn away a sojourner and do not fear Me,” said יהוה  of hosts.

Romans 1:9

For Elohim is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Good News of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

Revelation 1:5

and from יהושע  Messiah, the trustworthy witness, the first-born from the dead, and the ruler of the sovereigns of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Revelation 3:14

“And to the messenger of the assembly in Laodikeia write, ‘The Amĕ

Judges 11:10

And the elders of Gilʽ

1 Samuel 12:5

So he said to them, “יהוה  is witness against you, and His anointed is witness today, that you have found naught in my hand.” And they answered, “He is witness.”

1 Samuel 20:42

And Yehonathan said to Dawiḏ