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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Listen to the word of the Lord, people of Jacob—all you families of Israel!

Context of Jeremiah 2:4

2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the Lord says: “ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. 3Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’ ” declares the Lord. Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel. 5This is what the Lord says: “What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. 6They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and utter darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

Jeremiah 2:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• O houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and all the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:4

• Jeremiah 5:21Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:
• Jeremiah 7:2“Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord.
• Jeremiah 13:15Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.
• Jeremiah 19:3and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle.
• Jeremiah 34:4“ ‘Yet hear the Lord’s promise to you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;
• Jeremiah 44:24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.
• Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
• Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
• Micah 5:1Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.
• Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
• Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not noticed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two kingdoms he chose’? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation.

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