Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
- KJV Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
- BSB Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
- NKJV Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
- NLT So the Lord gave them this message through Jeremiah:
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Quick answer
Because of this betrayal, the LORD's word comes again to Jeremiah. God responds directly to the people's broken covenant.
Overview
This formula introduces God's verdict on the reversal of the slaves' freedom. It signals that the LORD takes covenant-breaking seriously and will not ignore it. The repeated divine word stresses that the coming judgment is His direct response to their treachery.
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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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