Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. ,
Jeremiah 35:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, “Will you not accept discipline by listening to my words? #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to My words and obey them? says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Jehovah. Common English Bible The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: Go and tell the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem: Can’t you learn a lesson about what it means to obey me? declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not accept discipline, so that you obey my words, says the Lord? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Juda and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not receive instruction, to obey my words, saith the Lord? |
Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. ,
Accept my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
The prophet Jeremiah spoke concerning all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:
They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, , they do not listen and receive discipline.
Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.
Who is the person wise enough to understand this? Who has the Lord spoken to, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?
See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.