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Jeremiah 42:6

Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”

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ASV

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Jehovah our God.

KJV

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-whetherH518 →
ט֣וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and orH518 →
רָ֔עRa'badH7451 →
בְּק֣וֹל׀be.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
אֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.nuweH587 →
שֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.Chim[are] sendingH7971 →
אֹתְךָ֛'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853 →
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
נִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'we will listenH8085 →
לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthisH834 →
יִֽיטַב־yi.tav-it may go wellH3190 →
לָ֔נוּLa.nufor <the> us
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
נִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'we will listenH8085 →
בְּק֖וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →

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Ephesians 6:3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”Jeremiah 7:23but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.Deuteronomy 6:2–3so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.Deuteronomy 5:33You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.Joshua 24:24So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”Romans 7:7What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”Exodus 24:7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.Psalms 81:13–16If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,Romans 7:13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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