Jeremiah Chapter 42 · Verse 19

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The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

Original Language Analysis

דִּבֶּ֨ר hath said H1696
דִּבֶּ֨ר hath said
Strong's: H1696
Word #: 1 of 14
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
יְהוָ֤ה The LORD H3068
יְהוָ֤ה The LORD
Strong's: H3068
Word #: 2 of 14
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
עֲלֵיכֶם֙ H5921
עֲלֵיכֶם֙
Strong's: H5921
Word #: 3 of 14
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית concerning you O ye remnant H7611
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית concerning you O ye remnant
Strong's: H7611
Word #: 4 of 14
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah H3063
יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah
Strong's: H3063
Word #: 5 of 14
jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
אַל H408
אַל
Strong's: H408
Word #: 6 of 14
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
תָּבֹ֖אוּ Go H935
תָּבֹ֖אוּ Go
Strong's: H935
Word #: 7 of 14
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
מִצְרָ֑יִם ye not into Egypt H4714
מִצְרָ֑יִם ye not into Egypt
Strong's: H4714
Word #: 8 of 14
mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
תֵּֽדְע֔וּ certainly H3045
תֵּֽדְע֔וּ certainly
Strong's: H3045
Word #: 9 of 14
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
תֵּֽדְע֔וּ certainly H3045
תֵּֽדְע֔וּ certainly
Strong's: H3045
Word #: 10 of 14
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
כִּי H3588
כִּי
Strong's: H3588
Word #: 11 of 14
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
הַעִידֹ֥תִי that I have admonished H5749
הַעִידֹ֥תִי that I have admonished
Strong's: H5749
Word #: 12 of 14
to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
בָכֶ֖ם H0
בָכֶ֖ם
Strong's: H0
Word #: 13 of 14
הַיּֽוֹם׃ you this day H3117
הַיּֽוֹם׃ you this day
Strong's: H3117
Word #: 14 of 14
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

Analysis & Commentary

After receiving God's clear word not to go to Egypt, Jeremiah declares: 'know certainly that I have admonished you this day.' This solemn warning increases accountability. Ignorance could not be claimed; the remnant heard God's word plainly. Judgment would be just because warning was clear. Reformed theology emphasizes that greater light brings greater responsibility (Luke 12:47-48).

Historical Context

This phrase 'know certainly' removes all ambiguity. The remnant would be without excuse if they disobeyed this clear word.

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