Jeremiah 42:14
“Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah,.... A small remnant indeed, a few that were left in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Egypt had lost the battle of Carchemish, but it had not been the scene itself of military operations; while Judaea, from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 42:7-22
We have here the answer which Jeremiah was sent to deliver to those who employed him to ask counsel of God.
I. It did…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
we shall see no war We shall be in a land further from Babylon, and therefore not so liable to invasion.
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