Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
Parallel translations
- WEB Nevertheless listen now to this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:
- KJV Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;
- ESV Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
- NKJV Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:
- NASB Yet hear now this word which I am going to speak so that you and all the people can hear it!
- NLT But listen now to the solemn words I speak to you in the presence of all these people.
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Quick answer
Jeremiah calls Hananiah and the people to weigh carefully the word he is about to speak. He sets up a test for discerning true prophecy.
Overview
Despite his goodwill, Jeremiah will not let a comforting lie stand unchallenged. He summons everyone to listen, framing what follows as a decisive criterion. This shows that love for the truth requires confronting falsehood, however pleasant. The call to discernment reminds believers to test every spirit against God's word (1 John 4:1).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- 1 Kgs 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
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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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