Jeremiah 42:20

God's Word

You only deceived yourselves when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us, and tell us everything that the Lord our God says, and we’ll do it.’

Cross References

Psalm 18:44

As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.

Psalm 65:3

Various sins overwhelm me. You are the one who forgives our rebellious acts.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, search minds and test hearts. I will reward each person for what he has done. I will reward him for the results of his actions.

Jeremiah 3:10

Even after all this, Israel’s treacherous sister Judah didn’t wholeheartedly come back to me. She was deceitful,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:3

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal (son of Shelemiah) and the priest Zephaniah (son of Maaseiah) to the prophet Jeremiah. They asked him, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Jeremiah 38:14

King Zedekiah sent for the prophet Jeremiah and brought him to the third entrance in the Lord’s temple. “I’m going to ask you a question,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Don’t hide anything from me.”

Jeremiah 42:2

They said to him, “Please listen to our request, and pray to the Lord your God for all of us who are left here. As you can see, there are only a few of us left.

Jeremiah 42:5

They said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we don’t do exactly what the Lord your God tells us to do.

Jeremiah 43:2

Azariah (son of Hoshaiah), Johanan (son of Kareah), and all the arrogant people said to Jeremiah, “You’re lying! The Lord our God didn’t send you to tell us that we must not go to live in Egypt.

Ezekiel 33:31

Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they don’t do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.

Numbers 16:38

The incense burners of these men who sinned and lost their lives are holy, because they were offered to the Lord. Hammer them into thin metal sheets to cover the altar. This will be a sign to the Israelites.”

Numbers 17:3

Write Aaron’s name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

Matthew 22:35

One of them, an expert in Moses’ Teachings, tested Jesus by asking,

Galatians 6:7

Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest.

James 1:22

Do what God’s word says. Don’t merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.