But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Parallel translations
- WEB But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to Yahweh’s words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
- KJV But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
- NKJV But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
- NASB But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
- NLT But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah.
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Quick answer
Neither the king, his servants, nor the people heed the Lord's words spoken through Jeremiah.
Overview
The whole nation persists in ignoring God's message delivered by His prophet. This summary indictment explains why judgment now falls upon Judah. Their refusal to listen, like Jehoiakim's before them, leaves them without excuse before God.
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Cross-references · 13
- 1 Th 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
- 2 Kgs 24:19–20And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
- 2 Chr 36:12–16And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
- Prov 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Exod 4:13But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
- 2 Sam 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- Ezek 21:25And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Prov 26:6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
- Hos 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
- 1 Kgs 14:18And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
- 1 Kgs 16:7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
- Lev 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- 2 Sam 10:2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
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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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