Adam Clarke's Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 42

Adam Clarke's verse-by-verse commentary on Isaiah 42, from Commentary on the Bible. Read it alongside the full text of the chapter.

Johanan and the remnant of the people desire Jeremiah to ask counsel of God what they should do, Jer 42:1-3. The prophet assures them of safety in Judea, but destruction in Egypt, Jer 42:4-18; and reproves their hypocrisy in asking counsel with which they had no intention to comply, Jer 42:19-22.