Jer 42:1-3 | Clarke | STEP | Johanan and the remnant of the people desire Jeremiah to ask counsel of God what they should do, . The prophet assures them of safety in Judea, but destruction in Egypt, ; and reproves their hypocrisy in asking counsel with which they had no intention to comply, . Verse 1 The captains of the forces - The different leaders of the small bands or companies, collected from different parts of the land. The principal are those here named.

Jeremiah 42:1-3

Introduction

Johanan and the remnant of the people desire Jeremiah to ask counsel of God what they should do, Jer 42:1-3. The prophet assures them of safety in Judea, but destruction in Egypt, Jer 42:4-18; and reproves their hypocrisy in asking counsel with which they had no intention to comply, Jer 42:19-22.

Verse 1

The captains of the forces - The different leaders of the small bands or companies, collected from different parts of the land. The principal are those here named. Verse 3

That the Lord thy God may show us - They all thought there was no safety in Jerusalem or in Judea, and therefore determined to leave the land: but they did not know which might be the safest direction to take; for though they inclined to Egypt, yet they wished to know the mind of God on that point.