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Jeremiah 43:2

in Jeremiah 43

Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there;

KJV

Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:

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Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Azariah--the author of the project of going into Egypt; a very different man from the Azariah in Babylon (Da 1:7; 3:12-18). proud--Pride is the parent of disobedience and contempt of God.

This site's exposition

when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking

on Jeremiah 43:1-3

Jeremiah had just delivered the Lord's answer to Johanan's own inquiry, safety in the land against ruin in Egypt, and the ink is barely dry before Azariah and Johanan brand it a lie: Thou speakest falsely, the Lord our God hath not sent thee. The charge does not stop at Jeremiah but lands on Baruch, that Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, the world's usual explanation for an unwelcome word, that someone else must be pulling the prophet's strings. The bench notes the irony: forty years earlier Jeremiah stood trial for a sermon at the temple gate, and here at the close of his public ministry the same accusation is renewed in exile's antechamber.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, The reason why men deny the scriptures to be the word of God is because they are resolved not to conform to scripture-rules, and so an obstinate infidelity is made the sorry subterfuge of a wilful disobedience. If God had spoken to them by an angel, or as he did from Mount Sinai, they would have said that it was a delusion.
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah,.... Perhaps the same with Jezaniah, or a brother of his, Jer 42:1; he is mentioned first, it may be, because he was the contriver of this scheme to go into Egypt, advised unto it, and was most for it it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Thou speakest falsely - They had no other color for their rebellion than flatly to deny that God had spoken what the prophet related.

The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • עֲזַרְיָ֤הAzariah

    ʾazaryahH5838 →

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • הוֹשַֽׁעְיָה֙Hoshaiah

    hosha'yahH1955 →

  • וְיוֹחָנָ֣ןand Johanan

    veyochananH3110 →22 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • קָרֵ֔חַKareah

    kareachH7143 →14 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe people

    haanashimH582 →566 times

  • הַזֵּדִ֑ים<the> arrogant

    hazedimH2086 →

  • אֹמְרִ֣יםsaying

    ʾomerimH559 →5305 times

  • אֶֽל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiah

    yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times

  • שֶׁ֚קֶרfalsehood

    shekerH8267 →113 times

  • אַתָּ֣הyou

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • מְדַבֵּ֔ר[are] speaking

    medaberH1696 →1141 times

  • לֹ֣אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • שְׁלָחֲךָ֞he has sent you

    shelachakhaH7971 →845 times

  • יְהוָ֤הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God our

    ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times

  • לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • תָבֹ֥אוּyou must go

    tavouH935 →2568 times

  • מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • לָג֥וּרto sojourn

    lagurH1481 →97 times

  • שָֽׁם׃there

    shamH8033 →834 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”4 works2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.4 worksPsalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.4 worksNehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.4 worksProverbs 16:18–19Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.3 worksJeremiah 5:12–13They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”3 worksJames 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”3 worksJeremiah 42:1Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached3 worksHabakkuk 2:4–5Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—3 worksJeremiah 40:8they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.3 worksJeremiah 13:15Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.3 worksProverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.3 worksJeremiah 43:1When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—3 worksJeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”3 worksPsalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.2 worksExodus 9:17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.2 worksJeremiah 40:13–16Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Peter 5:5

    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

    it leads to

    • James 4:6

      But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

    • Proverbs 3:34

      He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

    • Romans 12:10

      Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

    • Ephesians 5:21

      Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

    • Philippians 2:3

      Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

  • Through

    Isaiah 7:9

    The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 11:6

      And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

    • Romans 11:20

      That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

    • 2 Chronicles 20:20

      Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the…

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 43 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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