Jeremiah 42:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You asked me to pray and find out what the LORD our God wants you to do, and you promised to obey him. But that was a terrible mistake,

Cross References

James 1:22

Obey God's message! Don't fool yourselves by just listening to it.

Galatians 6:7

You cannot fool God, so don't make a fool of yourself! You will harvest what you plant.

Matthew 22:35

One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

Ezekiel 33:31

So they all come and listen to you, but they refuse to do what you tell them. They claim to be faithful, but they are for ever trying to cheat others out of their money.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said, “Please pray to the LORD your God for us. Judah used to have many people, but as you can see, only a few of us are left.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve.

Jeremiah 3:10

And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me.

Psalm 65:3

Our terrible sins get us down, but you forgive us.

Psalm 18:44

They obey and come crawling.

Numbers 16:38

because they were used for offering incense to me. Have them hammered into a thin layer of bronze as a covering for the altar. Those men died because of their sin, and now their fire pans will become a warning for the rest of the community.”

Jeremiah 37:3

Later, the Babylonian army attacked Jerusalem, but they left after learning that the Egyptian army was headed in this direction. One day, Zedekiah sent Jehucal and the priest Zephaniah to talk with me. At that time, I was free to go wherever I wanted, because I had not yet been put in prison. Jehucal and Zephaniah said, “Jeremiah, please pray to the LORD our God for us.”

Jeremiah 38:14

King Zedekiah had me brought to his private entrance to the temple, and he said, “I'm going to ask you something, and I want to know the truth.”

Jeremiah 43:2

But Azariah, Johanan and some other arrogant men said to me, “You're lying! The LORD didn't tell you to say that we shouldn't go to Egypt.

Jeremiah 42:5

They answered, “The LORD himself will be our witness that we promise to do whatever he says,