Jeremiah 25:4

Seventy Years of Captivity · Jeremiah 25:1–14
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Translations

Modern
And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.
Traditional
And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
Literal
And YHWH has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, and you have not listened and you have not inclined your ear to hear—
Latin
Et misit Dominus ad vos omnes servos suos prophetas, consurgens diluculo, mittensque: et non audistis, neque inclinastis aures vestras ut audiretis,

Original

Hebrew
English
And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.

Notes

For many generations, God sent prophets to the people, but they ignored the Lord's warnings.

The Lord had been patient with Jerusalem's rebellion and refusal to listen, but now it was time for judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II The Lord of Nations

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Jehoiakim

Topics

Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Captivity of Judah in Babylon, Prophecy of Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Prophets were Sent to Reprove the Wicked and Exhort to Repentance Religious Zeal: Jeremiah Wicked (People): Warned