Jeremiah 42:3-5

Context
42:3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.” 42:4 The prophet Jeremiah answered them, “Agreed!¹ I will indeed pray to the Lord your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the Lord replies in response to you.² I will not keep anything back from you.” 42:5 They answered Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as³ the Lord sends you to tell us to do.

[42:4] ¹tn Heb “I have heard” = “I agree.” For this nuance of the verb see BDB 1034 s.v. שָׁמַע Qal.1.j and compare the usage in Gen 37:27 and Judg 11:17 listed there.

[42:4] ²tn Heb “all the word which the Lord will answer you.

[42:5] ¹tn Heb “do according to all the word which.”