Quotes about Obedience
Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
— Jeremiah 42:6
and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
— Jeremiah 42:8
Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:
— Jeremiah 42:9
But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
— Jeremiah 42:13
then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,
— Jeremiah 42:15
The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today!
— Jeremiah 42:19
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
For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
— Jeremiah 42:21
When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—
— Jeremiah 43:1
Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
— Jeremiah 43:2
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
— Jeremiah 44:16
Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
— Jeremiah 44:23