Jeremiah 42:9

Modern

Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

Traditional

And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

Literal

…and said to them: “Thus says YHWH the God of Israel to Him to whom you sent me to cause your supplication to fall before His face:

Latin

Et dixit ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël, ad quem misistis me ut prosternerem preces vestras in conspectu ejus:

Hebrew

English

Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

Theme notes and profiles

2 Kings 19:6
…who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Jeremiah 42:2
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
2 Kings 22:15–20
And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
2 Kings 19:20–37
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes