God sent prophets to the people to bring them back to the Lord. The prophets warned the people. But the people refused to listen.
Jeremiah 25:8 - Easy To Read Version So, this is what the Lord All-Powerful says, “You have not listened to my messages. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
God sent prophets to the people to bring them back to the Lord. The prophets warned the people. But the people refused to listen.
Who let people take the wealth from Jacob and Israel? The Lord allowed them to do this! We sinned against the Lord. So the Lord allowed people to take away our wealth. The people of Israel did not want to live the way the Lord wanted. The people of Israel did not listen to his teaching.
“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel says: ‘I said I would bring many disasters to Jerusalem and the villages around it. I will soon make those things happen. Why? Because the people are very stubborn—they refused to listen and obey me.’”
Judah, you felt safe.\par But I warned you!\par I warned you,\par but you refused to listen.\par You have lived like this\par from the time you were young.\par And from the time you were young,\par you have not obeyed me, Judah.\par
“But you did not listen to me.” This message is from the Lord. “You worshiped idols that some person made. And that made me angry. And that only hurt you.”
So I will soon send for all the family groups of the north. {\cf2\super [202]} ” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all of those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.
I will make all those things happen because those people of Jerusalem have not listened to my message.” This message is from the Lord. “I sent my message to them again and again. I used my servants, the prophets, to give my messages to those people. But the people didn’t listen.” This message is from the Lord.
The Lord said, “Don’t be like your ancestors. In the past, the prophets spoke to them. They said, ‘The Lord All-Powerful wants you to change your bad way of living. Stop doing bad things!’ But your ancestors did not listen to me.” The Lord said those things.