Jeremiah 25:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

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General references

2 Chronicles 33:10

Jeremiah 29:19

Matthew 21:35

Bible References

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Jehovah continued to speak his word to me for twenty-three years. This covered the time from when Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah until today. I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear. They walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart. They went backward and not forward.

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear (pay attention). They walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart! Therefore I brought on them all the words of the covenant I commanded them to do. But they did not do it.'

The people of Judah are evil and stubborn. They do not listen to me. They do whatever they want and even worship other gods. When I am finished with these people, they will be good for nothing, just like this linen belt.

You have done worse than your ancestors. All of you are following your own stubborn, evil ways that keep you from listening (obeying) to me.

Yet they did not listen or incline their ears. They stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

But they will answer, It is useless! We will live the way we want to. We will go our own stubborn, evil ways.

Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel says: 'I am about to bring on this city and all its towns the entire disaster that I have declared against it. This is because they have stiffened their necks (vigorously resisted) so as not to heed my words.'

I spoke to you in your prosperity. But you said: 'I will not listen!' This has been your practice from your youth, that you have not obeyed my voice.

'I will punish him, his descendants, and his attendants for their wickedness. They refused to listen. So I will bring on them, on those who live in Jerusalem, and on the people of Judah all the disasters that I have threatened.''

They refused to pay heed, turned a stubborn shoulder (resisted), and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.

Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!

General references

Jehovah spoke to Manasseh and his people. But they would not pay attention.

They did not listen to me,' says Jehovah. 'I sent them my servants the prophets again and again, but they refused to listen,' says Jehovah.

The workmen attacked his servants, striking one with a stone and killing the other.