Egypt had lost the battle of Carchemish, but it had not been the scene itself of military operations; while Judaea, from the date of the battle of Megiddo, had perpetually been exposed to the actual horrors of war. read more
Translate it: “Then shall the sword of which ye are afraid reach you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine whereof ye pine shall cleave close unto you in Egypt, and there shall ye die; and all the men who have set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there shall die ... by the pestilence, nor shall they have anyone that is left or escaped from the evil which I will bring upon them.” read more
A curse - contempt, or ignominy. read more
Jeremiah 42:7-10. And it came to pass after ten days Thus long they were held in suspense, perhaps to punish them for their hypocrisy, or to show that Jeremiah did not speak of himself nor what he would; for he could not speak when he would, but was obliged to wait for instructions; the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah Namely, the word mentioned, Jeremiah 40:1, to which the contents of the last two chapters, and the preceding part of this, are but an historical preface. Then called he... read more
Jeremiah 42:11-12. Be not afraid of the king of Babylon As if he had said, I know what you are afraid of; you fear lest the king of Babylon should send a force against you and utterly root you out, because one of your nation hath murdered his viceroy Gedaliah; but suffer not your passion of fear to rise too high on this account, and make you flee into Egypt. For I am with you to save you For you shall have my presence with you, to deliver and preserve you, so that Nebuchadnezzar shall... read more
Jeremiah 42:13-18. But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey Hebrew, לבלתי שׁמע , so as not to obey. If they did not continue in their own land, they disobeyed the voice of the Lord. Saying, No; we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, &c. Their great sin was unbelief: they would not take the promise of God as a security to them for a quiet and peaceable abode, and a supply of all their wants, in Judea: but they resolved to go into Egypt,... read more
Jeremiah opposes going to Egypt (42:1-22)As Jeremiah had been living at Mizpah, he was probably among the people who had been captured by Ishmael and who were now thinking of fleeing to Egypt. These people therefore asked him to seek God’s guidance for them (42:1-3). Jeremiah agreed to their request, and they promised to do whatever God said, whether it pleased them or not (4-6).After ten days Jeremiah received God’s answer, and quickly passed it on to the people (7-9). God’s directions were... read more
build . . . pull you down . . . plant. . . pluck you up. Compare Jeremiah 1:10 . I repent Me. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 6:6 . Deuteronomy 32:36 ). read more
saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. I am with you. See the Structure, above. read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 42:12
Or, I will give you compassion before (i. e., obtain pity from) the king of Babylon, and “he shall have mercy upon you, and let you dwell upon your own soil.” read more