John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 42:11
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid ,.... Lest he should revenge the death of Gedaliah upon them, which was a groundless fear; see Jeremiah 41:18 ; or that they should be dealt hardly with by him, and be cruelly oppressed, and not able to live in subjection to him; see Jeremiah 40:9 ; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: who, being omniscient, knew they were ; and, being omnipotent, a greater King than the king of Babylon, the King of king?, they had no... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 42:7-22
We have here the answer which Jeremiah was sent to deliver to those who employed him to ask counsel of God. I. It did not come immediately, not till ten days after, Jer. 42:7. They were thus long 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 must wait for instructions. However, it teaches us to continue waiting upon God for direction in our way. The vision is for an... read more