2 Kings 17:13

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2 Kings 17:13

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Summary

Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

Testified

Acts 20:21

And against

2 Chronicles 36:15

Jeremiah 3:8

Hosea 4:15

All

Seers

1 Samuel 9:9

1 Chronicles 29:29

Turn ye

Keep

Jeremiah 7:22

Jeremiah 26:4

Bible References

Testified

I warn you: 'If you forget Jehovah your God and worship other gods, you will perish.'

Then it will happen, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness. It shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. I know the intent they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore.

You admonished them so that you might make them come back again to your law. Their hearts were lifted up, and they paid no attention to your orders. They went against your life giving decisions and turned their backs on you. They were stubborn and did not listen.

Listen, my people, and I will speak. Hear O Israel, while I testify against you: I am God, your God!

Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you. O Israel, if you would listen to me!

Then I continued: Jehovah has told you people who are left in Judah not to go to Egypt. And so I warn you now.

I witnessed to both Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

And against

Jehovah the God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his prophets because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.

Judah saw that I sent unfaithful Israel away because of her adultery and that I gave Israel her divorce papers. But treacherous Judah, her sister, was not afraid. She also acted like a prostitute.

Though you, Israel, play the harlot, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal, neither go to Bethaven, nor swear, As Jehovah lives.

All

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day that you will soon utterly perish from off the land you possess the other side of the Jordan. You will not prolong your days upon it, but will be destroyed.

If you do not obey the covenant Jehovah your God commanded you to obey and if you serve and worship other gods, then in his anger he will punish you. Soon none of you will be left in this good land that he gave you.

I said to you: 'I am Jehovah your God. You should not worship the gods of the Amorites, whose land you are now living in. But you have not listened to me.'

Jehovah answered: Did I free you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines?

Now stand where you are. I will judge you before Jehovah by reminding you of all the mighty actions Jehovah did to save you and your ancestors.

Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is sick.

I will punish them for these things, declares Jehovah. I will punish these people!

Tell them, Jehovah of Hosts has said: Jehovah of Hosts says return to me and I will return to you.

Seers

Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God a question, he would say: Come; let's go to the seer. This is because a prophet used to be called a seer.

The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets, Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.

Turn ye

Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.

Seek Jehovah while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

Thus says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Amend (make right) your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.

Now say to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem, This is what Jehovah says: 'I am going to prepare a disaster and make a plot against you. Turn from your evil ways, change your lives, and do good.'

Jehovah has sent all his servants the prophets to you. Yet, you have not listened or paid attention to them.

I have sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again. They said: Turn from your evil ways, do what is right, and do not follow other gods in order to serve them. Then you will live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. However, you refused to listen to me or obey me.

Give up all the evil you have been doing. Get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die?

Return, O Israel, to Jehovah your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness. He is longsuffering (patient) toward you. He does not wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Keep

For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Jehovah told me to say to the people: 'I Jehovah said that you must obey me by following the teaching that I gave you.