Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Jeremiah 35:13 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson and obey my words? says the Lord. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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 advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;
Who among you will give heed to this, who will attend and listen for the time to come?
which the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:
They have turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I have taught them persistently, they would not listen and accept correction.
O Lord, do your eyes not look for truth? You have struck them, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to turn back.
Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, so that they may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!