And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,
- BSB And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,
- NKJV And the Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,
- NASB Now the Lord spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,
- NLT Then the Lord said through his servants the prophets:
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Quick answer
The LORD speaks through His servants the prophets. God does not leave the nation without warning.
Overview
Even amid Judah's apostasy, God sends prophets to declare His word, showing His persistent mercy in warning before judgment. He does not strike without first calling to repentance. This pattern reflects God's consistent character, ultimately revealed in the sending of His Son, the final and greatest Prophet, to call sinners home.
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Cross-references · 5
- 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.
- 2 Chr 36:15And 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:
- 2 Chr 33:10And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
- Neh 9:30Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
- Matt 23:34–37Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
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Amid the long decline toward exile, the promise to David's house refuses to die; the flickering lamp kept burning anticipates the coming King who will not fail or be cut off.
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