Jeremiah 25:4

Jeremiah 25:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
• New International Version (NIV)And though the Lord has sent all his servants the prophets to you again and again, you have not listened or paid any attention.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear.

Context of Jeremiah 25:4

2The prophet Jeremiah spoke concerning all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows: 3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day — twenty-three years — the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed. The Lord sent all his servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention. 5He announced, ‘Turn, each of you, from your evil way of life and from your evil deeds. Live in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors long ago and forever. 6Do not follow other gods to serve them and to bow in worship to them, and do not anger me by the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.

Jeremiah 25:4 word by word

וְשָׁלַח֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֧יו הַנְּבִאִ֛ים הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וְלֹֽא־הִטִּיתֶ֥ם אֶֽת־אָזְנְכֶ֖ם לִשְׁמֹֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• unto you all his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• rising earlyשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• but ye have not hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• nor inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• your earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:4

• Jeremiah 7:25Since the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until today, I have sent all my servants the prophets to you time and time again.
• Jeremiah 11:7For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey me.’
• Jeremiah 26:5and by listening to the words of my servants the prophets — whom I have been sending to you time and time again, though you did not listen —
• Jeremiah 29:19I will do this because they have not listened to my words” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “the words that I sent to them with my servants the prophets time and time again. And you too have not listened.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 32:33They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.
• Jeremiah 35:14The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his descendants not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed me!
• Jeremiah 44:4So I sent you all my servants the prophets time and time again, saying, ‘Don’t commit this detestable action that I hate.’
• 2 Chronicles 36:15But the Lord, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of his messengers, sending them time and time again, for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
• Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day — twenty-three years — the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed.
• Jeremiah 7:24Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward.
• Jeremiah 11:8Yet they would not obey or pay attention; each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant, because they had not done what I commanded them to do.”
• Jeremiah 13:10These evil people, who refuse to listen to me, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who have followed other gods to serve and bow in worship — they will be like this underwear, of no use at all.
• Jeremiah 16:12You did more evil than your ancestors. Look, each one of you was following the stubbornness of his evil heart, not obeying me.
• Jeremiah 17:23They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline.
• Jeremiah 18:12But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
• Jeremiah 19:15“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to bring on this city — and on all its cities — every disaster that I spoke against it, for they have become obstinate, not obeying my words.’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4For many generations, God sent prophets to the people, but they ignored the Lord's warnings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. rising early--(See on Jr 7:13). "The prophets" refer to Urijah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, &c. It aggravates their sin, that God sent not merely one but many messengers, and those messengers, prophets; and, that during all those years specified, Jeremiah and his fellow prophets spared no effort, late and early.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:4

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Impenitence
• Wicked (People)
• Zeal, Religious

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• Captivity
• Controversy
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings