Jeremiah 7:28

Jeremiah 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.

Context of Jeremiah 7:28

26But my people did not listen to me. They have refused to obey me. They have continued to do evil things, even worse than their ancestors did.’ 27The Lord said to me, ‘Jeremiah, you must speak my message to them. But they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not answer. So you must tell them, “The people of this nation have not obeyed the Lord their God. When I warned them, they have not agreed to change. Nobody does what is right. Nobody even speaks about what is true. 29Now show that you are upset. Cut off your hair and throw it away. Go to the tops of the hills and sing sad songs about death. Realize that today's people have made the Lord very angry. So he has decided to turn away from them and leave them.” ’ 30The Lord says, ‘The people of Judah have done things that I see are evil. They have put their disgusting idols in my temple. That is the place that I chose to be my special home, and they have made it unclean.

Jeremiah 7:28 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם זֶ֤ה הַגּוֹי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֽוֹא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א לָקְח֖וּ מוּסָ֑ר אָֽבְדָה֙ הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔ה וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה מִפִּיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou shalt sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• that obeyethשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• not the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• nor receivethלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• correctionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• truthאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• is perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and is cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:28

• Jeremiah 2:30‘When I punished your people, they did not change how they lived. When I sent my prophets to you, you killed them as if you were a hungry lion.’
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you want people to be honest and true. You have punished your people, but they did not feel any pain. You nearly destroyed them, but they still refuse to change. Their minds have become as hard as rock. They refuse to turn back to you.
• Jeremiah 6:29A very hot fire can remove the dirt from silver and make it pure. I punish my people to make them pure, but it is useless. There are too many wicked people, so I cannot make them pure.
• Isaiah 1:4Oh! Israel, you are a nation of people who do not obey me. The people are guilty of many evil things. Their sins are like a heavy weight on their backs. They are a family of people who do wicked things. They have turned away from the Lord, the Holy God of Israel. They have turned their backs against him.
• Zephaniah 3:2They do not listen to anyone's voice. Nobody can warn them that they are doing wrong things. They do not trust in the Lord. They do not come near to their God.
• Jeremiah 6:8Listen to me as I warn you, Jerusalem. If not, I will turn away from you. I will destroy you completely. Nobody will live on your land any more.’
• Jeremiah 32:33They should have come to me for help, but instead they turned away from me. Many times I taught them what was right. But they would not listen to me when I warned them.
• Psalms 50:17For you hate my teaching, and you refuse to accept my message.
• Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
• Zephaniah 3:7I said, “Now people in the city will respect me! Now they will agree when people warn them.” The people would have been safe if they had accepted it. Then I would not have to destroy them. But it did not happen. I had to punish them. Still, the people got up early to do bad things.
• Jeremiah 5:1The Lord said, ‘Run along all the streets of Jerusalem. Look carefully all around you. Look in all the public places of the city. Try to find one person who is honest. Try to find one person who wants to know the truth. If you find one person like that, I will forgive all the people in the city.
• Jeremiah 9:3The Lord says, ‘The tongues of these people speak lies, like the bows of soldiers shoot arrows. They have become powerful in the land, but they have used lies to do that. They do more and more evil things, and they do not respect me.
• Isaiah 59:14Judges do not decide in a fair way. Nobody tries to do what is right. There is no place for truth on the streets of our towns. Honest people have to leave.
• 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 7:2There are no longer any people here who obey God. There are no good, honest people. Everyone is waiting to kill someone else. They are all like hunters, who try to catch each other.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 7:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Nor receiveth correction - They have profited neither by mercies nor by judgments: blessings and corrections have been equally lost upon them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28A nation - The “nation.” Israel holds so unique a position among all nations that for it to disobey God is marvelous. Truth … - Fidelity to God. Though they have the name of Yahweh often upon their lips and swear by Him Jeremiah 5:2, yet it is only profession without practice.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29The Lord told Jeremiah to keep sharing his messages, even though the people of Judah had completely rejected the Lord and would not listen (compare Ezekiel 2:7). Jeremiah should shave his head, mourn, and weep alone on the mountains (compare Job 1:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. unto them--that is, in reference to them. a nation--The word usually applied to the Gentile nations is here applied to the Jews, as being east off and classed by God among the Gentiles. nor receiveth correction--(Jr 5:3). truth ... perished--(Jr 9:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 7:28

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Condescension of God
• Falsehood
• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Self-Will

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 7

• 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