Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Hear Yahweh’s word, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel!
- KJV Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
- NKJV Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.
- NASB Hear the word of the Lord, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
- NLT Listen to the word of the Lord, people of Jacob—all you families of Israel!
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Quick answer
God summons the whole house of Israel to hear His word. The indictment is addressed to the entire covenant people.
Overview
Yahweh calls the house of Jacob and all Israel's families to listen to His charge. The summons gives the oracle the form of a courtroom hearing where God presents His case. None among the people may claim exemption from the accusation that follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Jer 31:1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
- Isa 51:1–4“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
- Jer 34:4Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;
- Jer 33:24“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
- Jer 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
- Hos 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Jer 7:2“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.
- Jer 13:15Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
- Jer 44:24–26Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
- Jer 19:3saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
- Mic 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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