Jeremiah 42:5 References

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the aLord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the Lord your God will send you to us.

a Genesis 31:50, Judges 11:10, Jeremiah 43:2, Micah 1:2, Malachi 2:14, Malachi 3:5


Genesis 31

50 "If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us, see, aGod is witness between you and me."

Judges 11

10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "aThe Lord is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said."

Jeremiah 43

2 Azariah the ason of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are btelling a lie! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, 'You are not to enter Egypt to reside there';

Micah 1

2 Hear, O peoples, all of you; aListen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord GOD be a bwitness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.

Malachi 2

14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the awife of your youth, against whom you have dealt btreacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Malachi 3

5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the asorcerers and against the badulterers and against those who cswear falsely, and against those who oppress the dwage earner in his wages, the ewidow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the falien and do not fear Me," says the Lord of hosts.