Jeremiah 25 · Verse 4

Jeremiah 25:4

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.
Jeremiah 25:4, King James Version

Jeremiah 25:4 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.
WEBThe LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear),
ASVAnd Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear),
YLTAnd Jehovah hath sent unto you all His servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear, saying:
DARBYAnd Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear,
BBEAnd the Lord has sent to you all his servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them; but you have not given attention and your ear has not been open to give hearing;
WebsterAnd the LORD hath sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

What does Jeremiah 25:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. rising early--(See on Jr 7:13). "The prophets" refer to Urijah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, &c. It aggravates their sin, that God sent not merely one but many messengers, and those messengers, prophets; and, that during all those years specified, Jeremiah and his fellow prophets spared no effort, late and early.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 25:1-7

The Jews rebuked for not obeying calls to repentance. (Jr 25:1-7) Their captivity during seventy years is expressly foretold. (Jr 25:8-14) Desolations upon the nations shown by the emblem of a cup of wrath. (Jr 25:15-29) The judgments again declared. (Jr 25:30-38) Verses 1-7 The call to turn from evil ways to the worship and service of God, and for sinners to trust in Christ, and partake of his salvation, concerns…

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Jeremiah 25:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׁלַח֩ve.sha.Lachand he sentH7971
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲבָדָ֧יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
הַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030
הַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.Kemrising earlyH7925
וְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achand sendingH7971
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
הִטִּיתֶ֥םhi.ti.Temyou inclinedH5186
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אָזְנְכֶ֖ם'a.ze.ne.Khemear yourH241
לִשְׁמֹֽעַ\׃lish.Mo.a'to listenH8085

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Cross references for Jeremiah 25:4

  • Jeremiah 25:3

    From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

  • Jeremiah 26:5

    To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

  • Jeremiah 32:33

    And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16

    And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Jeremiah 22:21

    I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

  • Jeremiah 44:4-5

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

  • Jeremiah 17:23

    But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

  • Jeremiah 19:15

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

  • Jeremiah 16:12

    And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

  • Jeremiah 36:31

    And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.

  • Zechariah 7:11-12

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 11:7-10

    For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. And the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all.Urijah the son of Shemaiah, and Huldah the prophetess, lived about this time. Zephaniah also prophesied during part of the time; and it is probable that Habakkuk was contemporary with them.
rising.
7:25; 11:7; 26:5; 29:19; 32:33; 35:14,15; 44:4,5; 2Ch 36:15,16
ye.
3,7; 7:24-26; 11:8-10; 13:10,11; 16:12; 17:23; 18:12; 19:15; 22:21
36:31; Zec 7:11,12; Ac 7:51,52; Heb 12:25

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Context

  • Jeremiah 25:3

    From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

  • Jeremiah 25:4

    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.

  • Jeremiah 25:5

    They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

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Jeremiah 25:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envió Jehová á vosotros todos sus siervos los profetas, madrugando y enviándolos; mas no oisteis, ni inclinasteis vuestro oído para escuchar,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel vous a envoyé tous ses serviteurs les prophètes, se levant de bonne heure et les envoyant; et vous n’avez pas écouté, et vous n’avez point incliné vos oreilles pour écouter,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova hat alle seine Knechte, die Propheten, zu euch gesandt, früh sich aufmachend und sendend; aber ihr hörtet nicht und neigtet eure Ohren nicht, um zu hören.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et misit Dominus ad vos omnes servos suos prophetas, consurgens diluculo, mittensque: et non audistis, neque inclinastis aures vestras ut audiretis,