Jeremiah 42:20 meaning and explanation
For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’
Jeremiah 42:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking to Johanan, the army commanders and the remnant of Judah after Jerusalem's fall. They had asked him to seek the LORD's direction and had sworn to obey whatever answer came, whether pleasant or unpleasant.
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