You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
Parallel translations
- KJV And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
- BSB But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
- NKJV You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.
- NASB But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
- NLT You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won’t listen, for they are completely rebellious!
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Jer 23:28The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.
- Jer 1:7But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you.
- Ezek 2:5They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.
- Ezek 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
- Ezek 3:10Moreover he said to me, “Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.
- Jer 1:17“You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
- Jer 26:2“Yahweh says: ‘Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word.
- Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Jonah 3:2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
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