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Complete Jewish Bible

Jeremiah 26:5

and listen to what my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, say — I have sent them frequently, but you haven't listened —

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Impenitence;   Indictments;   Minister, Christian;   Wicked (People);   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Call of God, the;   Jews, the;   Trinity, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Servant of the Lord;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Shiloh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Word;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Micah;   Micah, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'ruch;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to heare ye wordes of my seruants the Prophets, whome I sent vnto you, both rising vp earely, and sending them, and will not obey them,
Christian Standard Bible®
and by listening to the words of my servants the prophets—whom I have been sending to you time and time again, though you did not listen—
Hebrew Names Version
to listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened;
Darby Translation
to hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent unto you, even rising early and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened,
Easy-to-Read Version
You must listen to what my servants say to you. The prophets are my servants. I have sent my prophets to you again and again, but you did not listen to them.
Amplified Bible
and listen and follow [carefully] the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you repeatedly—though you have not listened—
American Standard Version
to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Berean Standard Bible
and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,
Contemporary English Version
Again and again I have sent my servants the prophets to preach to you, but you ignored them as well. Now I am warning you that if you don't start obeying me right away,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
to hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even sending them betimes and often, but ye have not hearkened;
King James Version (1611)
To hearken to the wordes of my seruants the Prophets, whom I sent vnto you, both rising vp early and sending them, (but ye haue not hearkned:)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Why do they fear, and turn back? even because their mighty men shall be slain: they have utterly fled, and being hemmed in they have not rallied, saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Lexham English Bible
to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, over and over again, though you have not listened,
Literal Translation
to listen to the words of My servants the prophets whom I am sending to you, even rising up early and sending (but you have not listened),
New Century Version
You must listen to what my servants the prophets say to you. I have sent them to you again and again, but you did not listen.
New English Translation
You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again. But you have not paid any attention to them.
New King James Version
to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded),
New Living Translation
and 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—
New Life Bible
and if you do not listen to the words of My servants who speak for Me, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened,
New Revised Standard
and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently—though you have not heeded—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I am sending unto you, even, betimes, sending, though ye have not hearkened,
Douay-Rheims Bible
To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened:
George Lamsa Translation
And to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, warning you in advance, but you have not hearkened;
Good News Translation
and by paying attention to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I have kept on sending to you. You have never obeyed what they said.
New American Standard Bible
to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;
Webster's Bible Translation
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you, both rising early, and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whom I sent vnto you, risyng vp tymely, and styll sendyng, yet you haue not hearkened:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that ye here the wordis of my seruauntis, profetis, whiche Y risynge bi niyte, and dressynge, sente to you, and ye herden not;
Young's Literal Translation
To hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I am sending unto you, yea, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened,
World English Bible
to listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened;
Revised Standard Version
and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not heeded,
Update Bible Version
to listen to the words of my slaves the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you haven't listened;
Bible in Basic English
And give ear to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, getting up early and sending them, though you gave no attention;
King James Version
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes, whom I sent vnto you, rysynge vp tymely, and still sendinge: Yf ye will not folowe the (I saye)
New American Standard Bible (1995)
to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;
Legacy Standard Bible
to listen to the words of My slaves the prophets, whom I have been sending to you, rising up early and sending, but you have not listened,

Contextual Overview

1 At the beginning of the reign of Y'hoyakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y'hudah, this word came from Adonai : 2 " Adonai says: ‘Stand in the courtyard of Adonai 's house and speak to the people from all the cities in Y'hudah who come to worship at Adonai 's house; say everything I order you to say to them, and don't leave out a word. 3 Maybe they will listen, and each of them turn from his evil way; then I will be able to relent from the disaster I intend to bring on them because of how evil their deeds are. 4 So tell them that this is what Adonai says: "If you will not pay attention to me and live according to my Torah, which I have given you, 5 and listen to what my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, say — I have sent them frequently, but you haven't listened — 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth."'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my: Jeremiah 7:13, Jeremiah 7:25, Jeremiah 11:7, 2 Kings 9:7, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:23, 2 Kings 24:2, Ezra 9:11, Ezekiel 38:17, Daniel 9:6-10, Amos 3:7, Zechariah 1:6, Revelation 10:7, Revelation 11:18

whom: See note on Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah 25:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 3:18 - and they Joshua 3:1 - rose early 2 Chronicles 24:19 - Yet he sent 2 Chronicles 36:15 - the Lord Jeremiah 7:26 - they hearkened Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 32:33 - rising Jeremiah 35:14 - rising Jeremiah 35:17 - because Jeremiah 44:4 - I sent Zechariah 1:4 - but Zechariah 7:11 - they refused

Cross-References

Genesis 12:4
So Avram went, as Adonai had said to him, and Lot went with him. Avram was 75 years old when he left Haran.
Genesis 17:23
Avraham took Yishma‘el his son, all the slaves born in his house and all who had been bought with his money, every male among the people in Avraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very day, just as God had said to him.
Genesis 18:19
For I have made myself known to him, so that he will give orders to his children and to his household after him to keep the way of Adonai and to do what is right and just, so that Adonai may bring about for Avraham what he has promised him."
Genesis 22:16
He said, "I have sworn by myself — says Adonai — that because you have done this, because you haven't withheld your son, your only son,
Genesis 22:18
and by your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed — because you obeyed my order."
Genesis 26:1
A famine came over the land, not the same as the first famine, which had taken place when Avraham was alive. Yitz'chak went to G'rar, to Avimelekh king of the P'lishtim.
Genesis 26:2
Adonai appeared to him and said, "Don't go down into Egypt, but live where I tell you.
Genesis 26:6
(ii) So Yitz'chak settled in G'rar.
Matthew 5:19
So whoever disobeys the least of these mitzvot and teaches others to do so will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever obeys them and so teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 7:24
"So, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on bedrock.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets,.... The interpretations they give of the law; the doctrines they deliver; the exhortations, cautions, and reproofs given by them in the name of the Lord, whose servants they were; and therefore should be hearkened to; since hearkening to them is hearkening to the Lord himself, in whose name they speak, and whose message they deliver:

whom I sent unto you, both rising up early and sending [them]; they had their mission and commission from the Lord; and who was careful to send them early, if they might be instruments to do them good and prevent their ruin; they had the best of means, and these seasonable, and so were left without excuse:

(but ye have not hearkened); neither to the Lord, nor to his prophets; but went on in their own ways, neglecting the law of the Lord and the instructions of his servants.


 
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