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

26Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. 27“So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you. And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept discipline; trustworthiness has perished and has been eliminated from their mouth. 29Cut off your hair and throw it away, And take up a song of mourning on the bare heights; For the Lord has rejected and forsaken The generation of His wrath.’ 30For the sons of Judah have done that which is evil in My sight,” declares the Lord. “They have put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

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

• And you shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to them, ‘Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• is the nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• did not obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• or acceptלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• disciplineמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• trustworthinessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• has perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and has been eliminatedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Jeremiah 7:28

• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do Your eyes not look for honesty? You have struck them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
• Jeremiah 6:29The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated.
• Isaiah 1:4Oh, sinful nation, People weighed down with guilt, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.
• Zephaniah 3:2She obeyed no voice, She accepted no discipline. She did not trust in the Lord, She did not approach her God.
• Jeremiah 6:8Be warned, Jerusalem, Or I shall be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, An uninhabited land.”
• Jeremiah 32:33They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen to accept discipline.
• Psalms 50:17For you yourself hate discipline, And you throw My words behind you.
• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Zephaniah 3:7I said, ‘You will certainly revere Me, You will accept discipline.’ So her dwelling will not be eliminated In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her. Instead, they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.
• Jeremiah 5:1“Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 59:14Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the street, And uprightness cannot enter.
• Hosea 4:1Listen to the word of the Lord, you sons of Israel, Because the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land, For there is no faithfulness, nor loyalty, Nor knowledge of God in the land.
• Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among mankind. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.

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