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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah 42:21
"Well, now I've told you, told you everything he said, and you haven't obeyed a word of it, not a single word of what your God sent me to tell you. So now let me tell you what will happen next: You'll be killed, you'll starve to death, you'll get sick and die in the wonderful country where you've determined to go and live."
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Christian Standard Bible®
For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in everything he has sent me to tell you.
For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in everything he has sent me to tell you.
Hebrew Names Version
and I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
and I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
King James Version
And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
English Standard Version
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
New American Standard Bible
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the LORD your God in whatever He has sent me to tell you.
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the LORD your God in whatever He has sent me to tell you.
New Century Version
So today I have told you, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in all that he sent me to tell you.
So today I have told you, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in all that he sent me to tell you.
Amplified Bible
And so I have told you today, but you have not listened to the voice of the LORD your God, in anything that He has sent me to tell you.
And so I have told you today, but you have not listened to the voice of the LORD your God, in anything that He has sent me to tell you.
World English Bible
and I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
and I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore I haue this day declared it you, but you haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me vnto you.
Therefore I haue this day declared it you, but you haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me vnto you.
Legacy Standard Bible
So I have told you today, but you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, even according to all that He has sent me to tell you.
So I have told you today, but you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, even according to all that He has sent me to tell you.
Berean Standard Bible
For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
Contemporary English Version
because now that I have given you the Lord 's answer, you refuse to obey him.
because now that I have given you the Lord 's answer, you refuse to obey him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Today I have told it to you, but you haven't heeded any part of what Adonai your God gave me to tell you.
Today I have told it to you, but you haven't heeded any part of what Adonai your God gave me to tell you.
Darby Translation
And I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, nor anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
And I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, nor anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
Easy-to-Read Version
So today I have told you the message from the Lord. But you have not obeyed the Lord your God. You have not done all that he sent me to tell you to do.
So today I have told you the message from the Lord. But you have not obeyed the Lord your God. You have not done all that he sent me to tell you to do.
George Lamsa Translation
And this day I have declared to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God; anything for which he has sent me to you, you have not done.
And this day I have declared to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God; anything for which he has sent me to you, you have not done.
Good News Translation
And now I have told you, but you are disobeying everything that the Lord our God sent me to tell you.
And now I have told you, but you are disobeying everything that the Lord our God sent me to tell you.
Lexham English Bible
So I have told you today, and you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, or of anything that he sent me for you.
So I have told you today, and you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, or of anything that he sent me for you.
Literal Translation
And I have declared it to you this day, but you have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, or anything for which He has sent me to you.
And I have declared it to you this day, but you have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, or anything for which He has sent me to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now haue I shewed, and declared vnto you the voyce off the LORDE youre God, for the which cause he hath sent me to you.
Now haue I shewed, and declared vnto you the voyce off the LORDE youre God, for the which cause he hath sent me to you.
American Standard Version
And I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
And I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
Bible in Basic English
And this day I have made it clear to you, and you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
And this day I have made it clear to you, and you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for which He hath sent me unto you.
and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for which He hath sent me unto you.
King James Version (1611)
And now I haue this day declared it to you, but ye haue not obeied the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me vnto you.
And now I haue this day declared it to you, but ye haue not obeied the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me vnto you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe haue I shewed and declared vnto you, but ye haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde your God, for the which cause he hath sent me to you.
Nowe haue I shewed and declared vnto you, but ye haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde your God, for the which cause he hath sent me to you.
English Revised Version
and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y telde to you to dai, and ye herden not the vois of youre Lord God, on alle thingis for whiche he sente me to you.
And Y telde to you to dai, and ye herden not the vois of youre Lord God, on alle thingis for whiche he sente me to you.
Update Bible Version
and I have this day declared it to you; but you haven't obeyed the voice of Yahweh your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
and I have this day declared it to you; but you haven't obeyed the voice of Yahweh your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And [now] I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any [thing] for which he hath sent me to you.
And [now] I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any [thing] for which he hath sent me to you.
New English Translation
This day I have told you what he said. But you do not want to obey the Lord by doing what he sent me to tell you.
This day I have told you what he said. But you do not want to obey the Lord by doing what he sent me to tell you.
New King James Version
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, or anything which He has sent you by me.
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, or anything which He has sent you by me.
New Living Translation
And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the Lord your God any better now than you have in the past.
And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the Lord your God any better now than you have in the past.
New Life Bible
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in anything that He told me to tell you.
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in anything that He told me to tell you.
New Revised Standard
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore have I told you to-day, - and yet ye have not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh your God, even in any thing for which he hath sent me unto you.
Therefore have I told you to-day, - and yet ye have not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh your God, even in any thing for which he hath sent me unto you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now I have declared it to you this day, and you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, with regard to all the things for which he hath sent me to you.
And now I have declared it to you this day, and you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, with regard to all the things for which he hath sent me to you.
Revised Standard Version
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
Young's Literal Translation
and I declare to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, and to anything with which He hath sent me unto you.
and I declare to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, and to anything with which He hath sent me unto you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the LORD your God, even in whatever He has sent me to tell you.
So I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the LORD your God, even in whatever He has sent me to tell you.
Contextual Overview
7Ten days later God 's Message came to Jeremiah. He called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers with him, including all the people, regardless of how much clout they had. 9He then spoke: "This is the Message from God , the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your prayer. He says, ‘If you are ready to stick it out in this land, I will build you up and not drag you down, I will plant you and not pull you up like a weed. I feel deep compassion on account of the doom I have visited on you. You don't have to fear the king of Babylon. Your fears are for nothing. I'm on your side, ready to save and deliver you from anything he might do. I'll pour mercy on you. What's more, he will show you mercy! He'll let you come back to your very own land.' 13"But do not say, ‘We're not staying around this place,' refusing to obey the command of your God and saying instead, ‘No! We're off to Egypt, where things are peaceful—no wars, no attacking armies, plenty of food. We're going to live there.' If what's left of Judah is headed down that road, then listen to God 's Message. This is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies says: ‘If you have determined to go to Egypt and make that your home, then the very wars you fear will catch up with you in Egypt and the starvation you dread will track you down in Egypt. You'll die there! Every last one of you who is determined to go to Egypt and make it your home will either be killed, starve, or get sick and die. No survivors, not one! No one will escape the doom that I'll bring upon you.' 18 "This is the Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: ‘In the same way that I swept the citizens of Jerusalem away with my anger and wrath, I'll do the same thing all over again in Egypt. You'll end up being cursed, reviled, ridiculed, and mocked. And you'll never see your homeland again.' 19" God has plainly told you, you leftovers from Judah, ‘Don't go to Egypt.' Could anything be plainer? I warn you this day that you are living out a fantasy. You're making a fatal mistake. "Didn't you just now send me to your God , saying, ‘Pray for us to our God . Tell us everything that God says and we'll do it all'? 21"Well, now I've told you, told you everything he said, and you haven't obeyed a word of it, not a single word of what your God sent me to tell you. So now let me tell you what will happen next: You'll be killed, you'll starve to death, you'll get sick and die in the wonderful country where you've determined to go and live."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I have: Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:27, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:17, Acts 20:20, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27
but: Jeremiah 7:24-27, Deuteronomy 29:19, Zechariah 7:11, Zechariah 7:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 8:29 - deal Judges 6:10 - ye have Ezekiel 14:3 - should
Cross-References
Genesis 41:9
The head cupbearer then spoke up and said to Pharaoh, "I just now remembered something—I'm sorry, I should have told you this long ago. Once when Pharaoh got angry with his servants, he locked me and the head baker in the house of the captain of the guard. We both had dreams on the same night, each dream with its own meaning. It so happened that there was a young Hebrew slave there with us; he belonged to the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us, each dream separately. Things turned out just as he interpreted. I was returned to my position and the head baker was impaled."
The head cupbearer then spoke up and said to Pharaoh, "I just now remembered something—I'm sorry, I should have told you this long ago. Once when Pharaoh got angry with his servants, he locked me and the head baker in the house of the captain of the guard. We both had dreams on the same night, each dream with its own meaning. It so happened that there was a young Hebrew slave there with us; he belonged to the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us, each dream separately. Things turned out just as he interpreted. I was returned to my position and the head baker was impaled."
Genesis 42:3
Ten of Joseph's brothers went down to Egypt to get food. Jacob didn't send Joseph's brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something bad might happen to him. So Israel's sons joined everyone else that was going to Egypt to buy food, for Canaan, too, was hit hard by the famine.
Ten of Joseph's brothers went down to Egypt to get food. Jacob didn't send Joseph's brother Benjamin with them; he was afraid that something bad might happen to him. So Israel's sons joined everyone else that was going to Egypt to buy food, for Canaan, too, was hit hard by the famine.
Genesis 42:8
Joseph knew who they were, but they didn't know who he was.
Joseph knew who they were, but they didn't know who he was.
Genesis 42:9
Joseph, remembering the dreams he had dreamed of them, said, "You're spies. You've come to look for our weak spots."
Joseph, remembering the dreams he had dreamed of them, said, "You're spies. You've come to look for our weak spots."
Genesis 42:12
He said, "No. You're spies. You've come to look for our weak spots."
He said, "No. You're spies. You've come to look for our weak spots."
Genesis 42:23
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn't know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn't know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
Genesis 42:27
When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get food for his donkey; there at the mouth of his bag was his money. He called out to his brothers, "My money has been returned; it's right here in my bag!" They were puzzled—and frightened. "What's God doing to us?"
When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get food for his donkey; there at the mouth of his bag was his money. He called out to his brothers, "My money has been returned; it's right here in my bag!" They were puzzled—and frightened. "What's God doing to us?"
Numbers 32:23
"But if you don't do what you say, you will be sinning against God ; you can be sure that your sin will track you down. So, go ahead. Build towns for your families and corrals for your livestock. Do what you said you'd do."
"But if you don't do what you say, you will be sinning against God ; you can be sure that your sin will track you down. So, go ahead. Build towns for your families and corrals for your livestock. Do what you said you'd do."
2 Samuel 12:13
Then David confessed to Nathan, "I've sinned against God ." Nathan pronounced, "Yes, but that's not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won't die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die."
Then David confessed to Nathan, "I've sinned against God ." Nathan pronounced, "Yes, but that's not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won't die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die."
1 Kings 17:18
The woman said to Elijah, "Why did you ever show up here in the first place—a holy man barging in, exposing my sins, and killing my son?"
The woman said to Elijah, "Why did you ever show up here in the first place—a holy man barging in, exposing my sins, and killing my son?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And [now] I have this day declared [it] unto you,.... The whole will of God, and had not kept back anything from them:
but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God; or, "ye will not obey" c; the prophet knew they would not obey the command of the Lord not to go into Egypt, either by his conversation with them during the ten days the answer of the Lord was deferred, by which he plainly saw they were determined to go into Egypt; or by their countenances and behaviour, while he was delivering the Lord's message to them; by what he observed in them, he knew what was said was not agreeable to them, and that their mind was to go into Egypt: or he had this, as others think, by divine revelation; though without that he knew the cast of this people, and what a rebellious and disobedient people they were, and had been, never obeying the voice of the Lord:
nor any [thing] for which he hath sent me unto you: not anyone particular thing respecting this present affair; nor indeed any of his prophecies had they regarded, with which he had been sent to them before.
c ולא שמעתם "et tamen non vultis parere", Vatablus.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 42:21. Ye have not obeyed the voice — Though ye have requested to have this particular revelation of the Divine will, and promised obedience, yet have ye not done one thing for which ye sent me to inquire of the Lord.
