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Jeremiah 2:4
4Listen to what the Lord says, you descendants of Jacob, all you families in Israel.
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
2He said, ‘Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem: “This is what the Lord says: I remember how you used to love me when you were young. You loved me as a young wife loves her husband. You followed me through the wilderness, where no crops were growing. 3At that time, Israel belonged to me as my special people. They were like the first crops that grew on my land. I promised to punish anyone who tried to hurt them. I sent great trouble to those who attacked you. That is what I, the Lord, have said.” ’ Listen to what the Lord says, you descendants of Jacob, all you families in Israel. 5This is the Lord's message to you: ‘I had done nothing wrong against your ancestors, but they turned away from me. Instead, they worshipped useless idols. So they themselves became useless. 6They did not think to themselves, “Where is the Lord? We should ask him to help us. He brought us safely out of Egypt. He led us through the wilderness. It was a place with dry sand and deep holes. There was no water there and it was dangerous. Nobody lives in that desert, and nobody even travels through it.”
Read all of Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 2:4 word by word
שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:4
- Jeremiah 5:21Tell them, “Hear this message, you foolish and stupid people. You have eyes, but you do not see properly. You have ears, but you do not hear properly.” ’
- Jeremiah 7:2‘Stand at the gate of the Lord's temple and speak this message. Say, “Listen to the Lord's message, all you people of Judah. You come through this gate to worship the Lord.
- Jeremiah 13:15‘Listen carefully to me. Do not be too proud to listen! The Lord has spoken to you.
- Jeremiah 19:3Say, “Hear the Lord's message, you kings of Judah and people who live in Jerusalem. The Lord Almighty, Israel's God says this: Listen to me! I will bring very great trouble to this place. It will be very bad. Everyone who hears about it will be very surprised.
- Jeremiah 34:4But listen to the promise that the Lord makes to you, Zedekiah, king of Judah. I, the Lord, promise you that you will not die in a battle.
- Jeremiah 44:24Then Jeremiah said this to all the people, including the women: ‘Listen to the Lord's message, all you people of Judah who are now living in Egypt.
- Isaiah 51:1‘Listen to me, you people who want to do what is right. You people who want to serve the Lord, listen to me! Think about the rock that you are a part of. Think about the ground that they dug you out from.
- Hosea 4:1Israelites, listen to the Lord's message! The Lord accuses the people who live in Israel of these bad things: ‘Nobody in the land of Israel is faithful. They have no true love. They do not want to know God.
- Micah 5:1Soldiers in Jerusalem, come together! Get ready, because your enemies are attacking you. They are all round the city, ready to fight. They will hit Israel's ruler on his face with a stick.
- Jeremiah 31:1The Lord says this: ‘When that time comes, I will be the God of every family in Israel. And they will be my people.’
- Jeremiah 33:24‘Some people are saying, “The Lord chose the two nations of Israel and Judah to be his special people. But now he has turned away from them.” You have heard people say those things. They do not think that my people will ever be a nation again.
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
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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
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