Jeremiah Chapter 42 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 42:7

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
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BBE Jeremiah 42:7

And it came about that after ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
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DARBY Jeremiah 42:7

And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
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KJV Jeremiah 42:7

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
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WBT Jeremiah 42:7


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WEB Jeremiah 42:7

It happened after ten days, that the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
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YLT Jeremiah 42:7

And it cometh to pass, at the end of ten days, that there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - After ten days. Why this delay? Keil thinks it was for the sake of the people, who needed time to collect themselves and listen calmly to the revelation. Ezekiel once waited seven days (Ezekiel 3:16); but this was owing to his own disturbed state of mind. The answer of the Lord extends to ver. 18, the last four verses being an epilogue enforcing the Divine declaration. It consists of the promise (vers. 9-12) that, if the people will remain quietly in the land, they will be protected; and of the threat (vers. 13-18) that, if they presume to migrate into Egypt, they will perish there by sword, famine, and pestilence.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) After ten days.--The interval is significant, as indicating that the prophet would not give an answer of his own on the spur of the moment, but waited in prayer and meditation until there came into his mind that which he could utter as an oracle of God. So Ezekiel waited for seven days among the exiles that dwelt by the river of Chebar, till the word of the Lord came to him (Ezekiel 3:16). When the hour came, the prophet preached to a multitude whose eagerness to hear him had been intensified by the suspense.