Jeremiah 42:6 “Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LO…”

Jeremiah 42:6

Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, 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!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

World English Bible

Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”

American Standard Version

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Jehovah our God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Whether it be good or euill, we will obey the voyce of the Lord God, to whom we sende thee that it may be well with vs, when wee obey the voyce of the Lord our God.

Darby Translation

Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us when we hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God.

Young's Literal Translation

Whether good or evil, to the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we are sending thee, we do hearken; because it is good for us when we hearken to the voice of Jehovah our God.'

Bible in Basic English

If it is good or if it is evil, we will be guided by the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you; so that it may be well for us when we give ear to the voice of the Lord our God.

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Cross references

“it be good”

Romans 8:7 Romans 7:7 Romans 7:13

Romans 8:7 · BSB

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

Romans 7:7 · BSB

What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

Romans 7:13 · BSB

Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinf…

“that it”

Jeremiah 7:23 Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 5:33 Psalm 81:13–16 Psalm 128:2 Isaiah 3:10

Jeremiah 7:23 · BSB

but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 5:29 · BSB

If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

Deuteronomy 5:33 · BSB

You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

Psalm 81:13–16 · BSB

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

Psalm 128:2 · BSB

For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Isaiah 3:10 · BSB

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Also

Exodus 24:7 Joshua 24:24

Exodus 24:7 · BSB

Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

Joshua 24:24 · BSB

So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

7After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,

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