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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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JPS Old Testament

Jeremiah 37:2

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Alliances;   Impenitence;   Zedekiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh;   Zedekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Pharaoh;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Slaves and Slavery;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the Lord that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.
Hebrew Names Version
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Yirmeyahu.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New Century Version
But Zedekiah, his servants, and the people of Judah did not listen to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Amplified Bible
But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.
World English Bible
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But neither he, nor his seruants, nor the people of the land would obey the wordes of the Lorde, which he spake by the ministerie of the Prophet Ieremiah.
Legacy Standard Bible
But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of Yahweh which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
Berean Standard Bible
He and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Contemporary English Version
But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the Lord had told me.
Complete Jewish Bible
But neither he, his servants nor the people of the land paid attention to the words of Adonai , which he spoke through the prophet Yirmeyahu.
Darby Translation
And neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, which he had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Zedekiah, his servants, and the people of Judah did not pay attention to the messages the Lord had given to Jeremiah the prophet.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
But neither Zedekiah nor his officials nor the people obeyed the message which the Lord had given me.
Lexham English Bible
But he and his servants and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
Literal Translation
But not he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to the Words of Jehovah which He spoke by Jeremiah the prophet.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But nether he, ner his seruauntes, ner the people in the lode wolde obeye the wordes of ye LORDE, which he spake by the prophet Ieremy.
American Standard Version
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
Bible in Basic English
But he and his servants and the people of the land did not give ear to the words of the Lord which he said by Jeremiah the prophet.
King James Version (1611)
But neither he, nor his seruants, nor the people of the land, did hearken vnto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Ieremiah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But neither he, nor his seruauntes, nor the people in his lande, woulde obey the wordes of the Lorde which he spake by the prophete Ieremie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying,
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he, and hise seruauntis, and his puple obeieden not to the wordis of the Lord, whiche he spak in the hond of Jeremye, the profete.
Update Bible Version
But neither he, nor his slaves, nor the people of the land, listened to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
Webster's Bible Translation
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
New English Translation
Neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of Judah paid any attention to what the Lord said through the prophet Jeremiah.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah.
New Life Bible
But he and his servants and the people of the land would not listen to what the Lord said through Jeremiah the man of God.
New Revised Standard
But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land had hearkened unto the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremias the prophet.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying: 'Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.' 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. 5 And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they broke up from Jerusalem. 6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying: 7 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto Me to inquire of Me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall return, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD: Deceive not yourselves, saying: The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. 10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

neither: 2 Kings 24:19, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 36:12-16, Proverbs 29:12, Ezekiel 21:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:8

the prophet: Heb. the hand of the prophet, Exodus 4:13, Leviticus 8:36, 2 Samuel 10:2, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Kings 14:18, 1 Kings 16:7, Proverbs 26:6, Hosea 12:10, *marg.

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 39:11 - to

Cross-References

Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis 30:9
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Genesis 37:22
And Reuben said unto them: 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him'--that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
Genesis 37:24
and they took him, and cast him into the pit--and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:25
And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land,.... The king, his courtiers and subjects the royal family, nobility, and common people; they were all degenerate and corrupt. Jarchi observes, that Jehoiakim was wicked, and his people righteous; and that Zedekiah was righteous, and his people wicked but he seems to found his character on that single action of taking Jeremiah out of prison; whereas, according to this account, king and people were all wicked: for neither one or other

did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by Jeremiah the prophet; neither those which were spoken in the former nor in the latter part of his reign, concerning the destruction of the city by the Chaldeans. This short count is given to show how just it was to give up such a prince and people to ruin.


 
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