Jeremiah 43:1

The Migration to Egypt

43¹ But as soon as Jeremiah , whom the Lord their God had sent , had finished telling all the people all the words of the Lord their God -that is, all these words -

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1

Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1-7

(Read Jeremiah 43:1-7)

Only by pride comes contention, both with God and man. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. Men deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, because they are resolved not to conform themselves to Scripture rules. When men will persist in sin, they charge the best actions to bad motives. These Jews deserted their own land, and threw themselves out of God's protection. It is the folly of men, that they often ruin themselves by wrong endeavours to mend their situation.