Jeremiah 2:4

Jeremiah 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
• New International Version (NIV)Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.

Context of Jeremiah 2:4

2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. 3Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah. Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain? 6And they said not, Where is Jehovah, that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and of pits, in a land of drought and of the shadow of death, in a land that no one passeth through, and where no man dwelleth?

Jeremiah 2:4 word by word

שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:4

• Jeremiah 5:21Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
• Jeremiah 7:2Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath spoken.
• Jeremiah 19:3and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle;
• Jeremiah 34:4Only, hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Thus saith Jehovah as to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword;
• Jeremiah 44:24And Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 51:1Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged.
• Hosea 4:1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
• Micah 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
• Jeremiah 31:1At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Jeremiah 33:24Hast thou not seen what this people have spoken, saying, The two families that Jehovah had chosen, he hath even cast them off? And they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Jeremiah used marriage, infidelity, and divorce as images to show Judah's spiritual betrayal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Jacob ... Israel--the whole nation. families--(See on Jr 1:15). Hear God's word not only collectively, but individually (Zec 12:12-14).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jacob
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Attire
• Bitter
• Cry
• Degenerate
• Handle
• Hold

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• 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