Nevertheless, he sent them prophets to bring them back to the Lord; they admonished them, but the people would not listen.
Jeremiah 25:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says: “Because you have not obeyed my words, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard and obeyed My words, American Standard Version (1901) Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Because ye have not heard my words, Common English Bible Therefore, this is what the LORD of heavenly forces says: Because you haven’t listened to my words, Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts: "Since you have not listened to my words, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard my words: |
Nevertheless, he sent them prophets to bring them back to the Lord; they admonished them, but the people would not listen.
Who gave Jacob to the robber, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Lord? Have we not sinned against him? They were not willing to walk in his ways, and they would not listen to his instruction.
‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring on this city #– #and on all its cities #– #every disaster that I spoke against it, for they have become obstinate, not obeying my words.” ’
I spoke to you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way since youth; indeed, you have never listened to me.
‘ “But you have not obeyed me” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #“with the result that you have angered me by the work of your hands and brought disaster on yourselves.”
I am going to send for all the families of the north” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #”and send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them an example of horror and scorn, and ruins for ever.
I will do this because they have not listened to my words’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘the words that I sent to them with my servants the prophets time and time again. , And you too have not listened.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
Do not be like your ancestors; the earlier prophets proclaimed to them: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not listen or pay attention to me #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.