And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
Parallel translations
- WEB When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, with which Yahweh their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
- BSB When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—
- NKJV Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words,
- NASB But as soon as Jeremiah, whom the Lord their God had sent to them, had finished telling all the people all the words of the Lord their God—that is, all these words—
- NLT When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the Lord their God to all the people,
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Quick answer
Jeremiah finishes delivering the complete message God gave him to the people. It stresses that he conveyed all of God's words faithfully, withholding nothing.
Overview
This verse closes Jeremiah's prophecy of chapter 42 and underscores his faithfulness as God's spokesman. The repeated phrase that these were the words of 'Yahweh their God' highlights both the divine source of the message and the people's covenant relationship they were spurning. A faithful messenger declaring the whole counsel of God anticipates Christ, the perfect prophet who made known all the Father gave Him to speak.
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- Jer 26:8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
- Jer 51:63And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
- Jer 42:22Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.
- Jer 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
- Acts 20:27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
- 1 Sam 8:10And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Jer 42:3–5That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
- Acts 5:20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
- Exod 24:3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
- Jer 26:2Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
- Jer 1:7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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