3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."
3 That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
3 that the Lord your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do."
3 Pray that your God will tell us the way we should go and what we should do."
3 that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do."
3 Pray that the Lord your God will show us what to do and where to go."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 42:3
Commentary on Jeremiah 42:1-6
(Read Jeremiah 42:1-6)
To serve a turn, Jeremiah is sought out, and the captains ask for his assistance. In every difficult, doubtful case, we must look to God for direction; and we may still, in faith, pray to be guided by a spirit of wisdom in our hearts, and the leadings of Providence. We do not truly desire to know the mind of God, if we do not fully resolve to comply with it when we know it. Many promise to do what the Lord requires, while they hope to have their pride flattered, and their favourite lusts spared. Yet something betrays the state of their hearts.