2 Chronicles 24:19

God mercifully sent prophets to call Judah back, but they refused to listen. God's patient warnings precede His judgment, leaving the unrepentant without excuse.

Cross-references · 17

• Matt 13:9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
• Ps 95:7–8For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
• Isa 28:23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
• 2 Kgs 17:13–15Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
• Jer 7:25–26Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
• Jer 26:5To 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;
• Matt 13:15–16For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
• Neh 9:26Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
• Jer 44:4–5Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
• Isa 51:4Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
• 2 Chr 36:15–16And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
• Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
• Luke 20:9–15Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
• Isa 42:23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
• Isa 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
• Luke 11:47–51Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
• Jer 25:4–5And 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.

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