Jeremiah 42:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jeremiah 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."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then emiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then Ieremy the prophete sayde vnto them: I haue herde you. Beholde, I will praye vnto God youre LORDE, as ye haue requyred me: and loke what answere the LORDE geueth you, I shall certifie you theroff, and kepe nothinge back fro you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Ieremiah the Prophet said vnto them, I haue heard you: behold, I will pray vnto ye Lord your God according to your wordes, and whatsoeuer thing the Lord shall answere you, I will declare it vnto you: I will keepe nothing backe from you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Ieremie the prophete sayde vnto them: I haue hearde you, beholde, I wyll pray vnto God your Lorde as ye haue required me: and loke what aunswere the Lorde geueth, I shall certifie you therof, and kepe nothyng backe from you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard [you]; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, [that] whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare [it] unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it shall happen that whatever thing Yahweh shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto them, `I have heard: lo, I am praying unto Jehovah your God according to your words, and it hath come to pass, the whole word that Jehovah answereth you, I declare to you -- I do not withhold from you a word.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have given ear to you; see, I will make prayer to the Lord your God, as you have said; and it will be that, whatever the Lord may say in answer to you, I will give you word of it, keeping nothing back.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it shall happen that whatever thing Yahweh shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The prophet Jeremiah answered them,“Agreed! I will indeed pray to the LORD your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the LORD replies in response to you. I will not keep anything back from you.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 3:17-18 : 17 Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you." 18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."
  • 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the good and upright way.
  • Ps 40:10 : 10 I have proclaimed Your righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, You know this.
  • Jer 23:28 : 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD.
  • Acts 20:20 : 20 'I did not shrink back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house.'
  • Acts 20:27 : 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
  • Rom 10:1 : 1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
  • Ezek 2:7 : 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  • 1 Kgs 22:14-16 : 14 But Micaiah said, 'As surely as the LORD lives, I can only speak what the LORD tells me.' 15 When Micaiah arrived before the king, the king said to him, 'Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we refrain?' Micaiah answered, 'Go and succeed, for the LORD will give it into the king’s hand.' 16 But the king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
  • 2 Chr 18:13-15 : 13 But Micaiah said, 'As surely as the LORD lives, I will say whatever my God says to me.' 14 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, 'Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?' 'Attack and be victorious,' he answered, 'for they will be given into your hand.' 15 The king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jer 42:5-7
    3 verses
    81%

    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."

    7At the end of ten days, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

  • Jer 42:9
    76%

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

  • Jer 42:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    3May the LORD your God tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do."

  • Jer 42:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    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.'

    21I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God or anything He has sent me to tell you.

  • Jer 29:12
    74%

    12Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

  • Jer 28:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people standing in the house of the LORD.

    6The prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing back the articles of the LORD's house and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.'

    7Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:

  • 2 Kgs 22:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

    19Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and its inhabitants—that they would become a desolation and a curse—and because you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 34:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, this is what you shall say to him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:

    27Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you tore your clothes and wept in My presence, I have heard you,' declares the LORD.

  • Jer 38:25-27
    3 verses
    73%

    25If the officials hear that I talked with you and come to you, saying, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will put you to death,’

    26then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’"

    27All the officials did come to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard the conversation.

  • Jer 44:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

    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.

  • Jer 26:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, 'The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard.'

    13'Now, therefore, amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God. Then the LORD will relent concerning the disaster that He has pronounced against you.'

  • Deut 5:28
    73%

    28The LORD heard your words when you spoke to me, and He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.

  • Jer 38:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the LORD. "I am going to ask you something," the king said to Jeremiah. "Do not hide anything from me."

    15Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not put me to death? And even if I did give you advice, you would not listen to me."

  • Jer 37:3
    72%

    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."

  • Jer 35:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Behold, I am bringing upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster I have spoken against them because I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.'

    18But to the house of the Rechabites, Jeremiah said: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab, your ancestor, and have kept all his instructions and done all that he commanded you,”'

  • Jer 35:12
    71%

    12Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:

  • Jer 36:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3Perhaps the house of Judah will hear about all the disaster I intend to bring upon them, so that each one may turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.

    4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on the scroll from Jeremiah’s dictation all the words that the LORD had spoken to him.

  • Jer 23:37
    71%

    37This is what you are to say to the prophet: 'What has the LORD answered you?' and 'What has the LORD spoken?'

  • Jer 11:6
    71%

    6The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

  • Jer 30:1-2
    2 verses
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    1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:

    2The LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for yourself in a book all the words I have spoken to you.

  • Jer 21:3
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    3But Jeremiah said to them, "This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:

  • Jer 43:1
    71%

    1When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, which the LORD their God had sent him to say to them, this is what happened.

  • Jer 36:7-8
    2 verses
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    7Perhaps they will bring their plea before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way, for great are the anger and wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people.

    8Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet commanded him. He read from the scroll the words of the LORD in the house of the LORD.

  • Jer 37:6
    71%

    6Then the word of the LORD came to the prophet Jeremiah:

  • Jer 11:2
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    2Listen to the words of this covenant, and speak them to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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    26The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:

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    12Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

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    20Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both the men and the women, who had given him this answer:

  • Jer 40:2-3
    2 verses
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    2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, 'The LORD your God foretold this calamity against this place.'

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    3Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.