Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 42:4-6
Jeremiah 42:4-6. Then Jeremiah said, I have heard you, &c. That is, I will do for you what you desire. I will pray unto the Lord your God They called the Lord Jeremiah’s God: here Jeremiah calls him their God, both to remind them of God’s relation to them, and of their duty toward him. And whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer, I will declare I will be faithful in giving you an account of what God shall reveal to me to be his will concerning you. Then they said, The Lord be a... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 42:1-3
Jeremiah 42:1-3. Then all the captains, and all the people That is, both those captains, and many of the people; came near and said unto Jeremiah Who was probably carried away with the other captives by Ishmael, and rescued by Johanan; Let, we beseech thee, our supplications be accepted before thee Thus these men, though wretched hypocrites, yet address the prophet with great respect and reverence, and in words which implied that they thought themselves unworthy to be permitted to ask... read more