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Jeremiah 25:4
4You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets,
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention.
Context of Jeremiah 25:4
2which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 3"For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened. You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets, 5saying, 'Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. 6Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.'
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 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 7:25From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day.
- Jeremiah 11:7For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.
- Jeremiah 26:5and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened,
- Jeremiah 29:19because they did not pay attention to my words, declares the Lord, that I persistently sent to you by my servants the prophets, but you would not listen, declares the Lord.'
- Jeremiah 32:33They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.
- Jeremiah 35:14The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me.
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!'
- 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
- Jeremiah 25:3"For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened.
- Jeremiah 7:24But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.
- Jeremiah 11:8Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not."
- Jeremiah 13:10This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.
- Jeremiah 16:12and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me.
- Jeremiah 17:23Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.
- Jeremiah 18:12"But they say, 'That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.'
- Jeremiah 19:15"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear 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
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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
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