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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 4:8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
- 2 Kgs 24:19–20And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
- 2 Chr 36:12–16And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
- Prov 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- Exod 4:13And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
- 2 Sam 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
- Ezek 21:25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
- Prov 26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
- Hos 12:10I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
- 1 Kgs 14:18And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
- 1 Kgs 16:7And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
- Lev 8:36So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
- 2 Sam 10:2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
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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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