Jeremiah 25:4

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets,
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 25:4

2Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, 3“For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened. “Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention. 5Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever. 6Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’

Jeremiah 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 your ancestors left Egypt until now, I have continued to send my servants, the prophets—day in and day out.
• Jeremiah 11:7For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, “Obey me!” I have repeated this warning over and over to this day,
• Jeremiah 26:5and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets—for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them—
• Jeremiah 29:19For they refuse to listen to me, though I have spoken to them repeatedly through the prophets I sent. And you who are in exile have not listened either,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 32:33My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.
• Jeremiah 35:14The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me.
• Jeremiah 44:4“Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, ‘Don’t do these horrible things that I hate so much.’
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.
• Jeremiah 25:3“For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 7:24“But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.
• Jeremiah 11:8but your ancestors did not listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own evil desires. And because they refused to obey, I brought upon them all the curses described in this covenant.’”
• Jeremiah 13:10These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship other gods. Therefore, they will become like this loincloth—good for nothing!
• Jeremiah 16:12And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me.
• Jeremiah 17:23but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.
• Jeremiah 18:12But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”
• Jeremiah 19:15“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.’”

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:4

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Impenitence
• Wicked (People)
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Jeremiah (2)

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