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Jeremiah 43:4

in Jeremiah 43

So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of Jehovah, to dwell in the land of Judah.

KJV

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah.

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This verse in Jeremiah 43

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
All the people - Many, nevertheless, would be unwilling agents, compelled to do what their unscrupulous leaders forced upon the community.

This site's exposition

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord

on Jeremiah 43:4-7

The verdict is stated twice for weight, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, and the flight south sweeps up everyone within reach, the king's daughters left in Gedaliah's own care now carried along with the rest. Jeremiah and Baruch themselves are taken, prophet and scribe led captive by the very company that claimed to be asking the Lord's will only a few verses before. The bench reads verse 7's closing clause, for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord, as the narrator's own judgment stamped on the whole company's arrival at Tahpanhes, the border town, so the company's last miles stand condemned before Egypt is even reached.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), but to go themselves with one consent and to take all that they had under their power along with them to Egypt. Those that came from all the nations whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah, out of a sincere affection to that land, they would not leave to their liberty, but forced them to go with them into Egypt (

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The words behind it

15 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.

  • וְלֹֽא־and not

    velo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • שָׁמַע֩he listened

    shama'H8085 →1159 times

  • יוֹחָנָ֨ןJohanan

    yochananH3110 →22 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • קָרֵ֜חַKareah

    kareachH7143 →14 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • שָׂרֵ֧י[the] commanders of

    sareiH8269 →421 times

  • הַחֲיָלִ֛יםthe armies

    hachayalimH2428 →246 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָעָ֖םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • בְּק֣וֹלto [the] voice of

    bekolH6963 →506 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לָשֶׁ֖בֶתto remain

    lashevetH3427 →1079 times

  • בְּאֶ֥רֶץin [the] land of

    beeretzH776 →2504 times

  • יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

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

Related verses

7 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.

Jeremiah 42:5–6Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.4 works2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”3 worksJeremiah 44:5But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.3 worksPsalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.3 worksJudges 6:10And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.”3 worksJeremiah 42:10–13‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”2 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

    Psalms 37:3

    Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 17:7–8

      But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

    • Matthew 6:31–33

      Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

    • Psalms 62:8

      Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

    • 1 Corinthians 15:57–58

      But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

    • Psalms 34:9–10

      Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 44:5

    But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 19:13

      The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and…

    • Jeremiah 11:10

      They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken…

    • Jeremiah 44:17–21

      Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials…

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 Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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