And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
Parallel translations
- WEB After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah.
- KJV And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
- BSB After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,
- NASB Now at the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
- NLT Ten days later the Lord gave his reply to Jeremiah.
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Quick answer
After ten days God's word comes to Jeremiah. The Lord answers in His own time, requiring the people to wait.
Overview
A ten-day delay precedes the divine reply, a period that tests the people's patience and resolve. God's timing reminds the remnant that He is not at their command but answers according to His wisdom. The wait also gave the people opportunity to reflect, making their later refusal less excusable.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 27:14Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Isa 28:16Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
- Hab 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
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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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