Jeremiah 42:3

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May the LORD your God tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do."

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  • Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach me Your ways, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart to fear Your name.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
  • Ezra 8:21 : 21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.
  • Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; I wait for you all day long.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'
  • Mic 4:2 : 2 Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.’ For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
  • Deut 5:26 : 26 For who among all flesh has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and lived?
  • Deut 5:29 : 29 Oh, that their hearts would always fear Me and keep all My commands, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
  • 1 Kgs 8:36 : 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land You gave Your people as an inheritance.
  • Isa 2:3 : 3 Many peoples will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.' For instruction will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
  • Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Let me hear of your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. 9 Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I seek refuge in you. 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
  • Mark 12:13-14 : 13 Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words. 14 When they came, they said to him, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you don't show partiality to anyone, for you do not regard the appearance of people but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 42:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1Then all the military leaders, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached.

    2They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.

  • Judg 18:5
    78%

    5They said to him, 'Please inquire of God so that we may know whether our journey will be successful.'

  • Jer 42:4-6
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    76%

    4Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. I will indeed pray to the LORD your God according to your words, and every word the LORD answers you, I will tell you—I will not withhold a single word from you."

    5They said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to every word the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

    6Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God."

  • Lam 3:40
    74%

    40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

  • Ps 25:4
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    4Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.

  • 1 Kgs 8:58
    74%

    58May He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commands, statutes, and judgments, which He gave to our ancestors.

  • Jer 42:20
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    20For you have deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.'

  • Exod 33:13
    73%

    13Now, if I have indeed found favor in Your eyes, please show me Your ways, so that I may know You and continue to find favor in Your eyes. Remember, this nation is Your people.

  • Isa 41:22-23
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    73%

    22Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come.

    23Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe.

  • Jer 42:9
    73%

    9He said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: You sent me to present your petition before Him.

  • 2 Chr 6:31
    73%

    31so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live on the face of the earth, which You gave to our ancestors.

  • Dan 9:13-15
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    73%

    13As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and gaining insight into Your truth.

    14Therefore, the LORD has kept the disaster in store and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything He does, yet we have not obeyed His voice.

    15Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a name for Yourself that endures to this day, we have sinned and acted wickedly.

  • Jer 21:2
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    2Inquire, please, of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, so that he may withdraw from us.

  • Num 10:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31Moses said, "Please do not leave us, because you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be our eyes.

    32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."

  • 2 Chr 20:12
    72%

    12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.

  • Deut 3:23
    72%

    23At that time, I pleaded with the LORD,

  • Jer 6:16
    71%

    16This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

  • Exod 8:27
    71%

    27And the LORD did as Moses asked: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not a single fly remained.

  • Deut 1:33
    71%

    33who went before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp, by night in the fire to show you the way you should go, and by day in the cloud.

  • Deut 5:27
    71%

    27Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey.

  • 2 Kgs 22:13
    70%

    13Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all of Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the LORD’s wrath that is kindled against us because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book by doing everything written concerning us.

  • Exod 33:18
    70%

    18Then Moses said, 'Please show me Your glory.'

  • 2 Chr 6:40
    70%

    40Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

  • Deut 8:2
    70%

    2Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.

  • Deut 1:22
    70%

    22Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • Prov 3:6
    70%

    6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

  • Ps 27:11
    70%

    11Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

  • Jer 37:3
    70%

    3King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah with this message: "Please pray to the LORD our God for us."

  • 1 Kgs 2:3
    70%

    3Obey the charge of the LORD your God by walking in His ways, keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses. In this way, you will prosper in all you do and wherever you turn.

  • Ezra 8:23
    70%

    23So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and He answered our prayer.

  • Neh 1:7
    70%

    7We have acted very corruptly against you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees, and laws you gave your servant Moses.

  • 1 Kgs 8:52
    70%

    52May Your eyes be open to Your servant’s plea and to the plea of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.

  • 2 Chr 34:21
    70%

    21"Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah about the words of this scroll that has been found. For great is the LORD's wrath that is poured out on us because our ancestors did not obey the words of the LORD by following everything written in this scroll."

  • Jer 44:17
    70%

    17Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.

  • Josh 22:23
    70%

    23If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

  • Job 37:19
    70%

    19Teach us what we should say to Him, for we cannot present our case because of the darkness.

  • Ps 44:18
    70%

    18All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, nor have we been false to Your covenant.

  • Ezra 9:15
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    15O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.

  • Ezra 9:10
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    10'But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments'

  • Judg 10:15
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    15The Israelites said to the LORD, 'We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to You, but please save us today.'

  • Jer 42:13
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    13But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

  • Josh 24:17
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    17For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

  • Neh 9:32
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    32Now therefore, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps His covenant and steadfast love, do not let the hardship that has come upon us—on our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and on all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today—seem insignificant to You.