Jeremiah 26 · Verse 5

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 26:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 26:5 in other translations

BSBand if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,
WEBto listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them—but you have not listened—
ASVto hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
YLTTo hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I am sending unto you, yea, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened,
DARBYto hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent unto you, even rising early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened,
BBEAnd give ear to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, getting up early and sending them, though you gave no attention;
WebsterTo hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you, both rising early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

What does Jeremiah 26:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. prophets--the inspired interpreters of the law (Jr 26:4), who adapted it to the use of the people.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 26:1-6

The destruction of the temple and city foretold. (Jr 26:1-6) Jeremiah's life is threatened. (Jr 26:7-15) He is defended by the elders. (Jr 26:16-24) Verses 1-6 God's ambassadors must not seek to please men, or to save themselves from harm. See how God waits to be gracious. If they persisted in disobedience, it would ruin their city and temple. Can any thing else be expected? Those who will not be subject to the…

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Jeremiah 26:5 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.

לִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'to listenH8085
עַל\־'al-toH5921
דִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
עֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
הַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
שֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.ach[have been] sendingH7971
אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
וְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.Kemand rising earlyH7925
וְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achand sendingH7971
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם\׃she.ma'.Temyou have listenedH8085

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Cross references for Jeremiah 26:5

  • Jeremiah 11:7

    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.

  • Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

  • 2 Kings 9:7

    And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.

  • Jeremiah 7:25

    Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

  • Jeremiah 25:3-4

    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. 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.

  • Ezra 9:11

    Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.

  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • Revelation 10:7

    But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  • Ezekiel 38:17

    Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

  • Daniel 9:6-10

    Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; …

  • Revelation 11:18

    And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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7:13,25; 11:7; 2Ki 9:7; 17:13,23; 24:2; Ezr 9:11; Eze 38:17
Da 9:6-10; Am 3:7; Zec 1:6; Re 10:7; 11:18
whom. See on ch.
25:3,4

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Context

  • Jeremiah 26:4

    And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

  • 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 26:6

    Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

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Jeremiah 26:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para atender á las palabras de mis siervos los profetas que yo os envío, madrugando en enviarlos, á los cuales no habéis oído;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
pour écouter les paroles de mes serviteurs, les prophètes que je vous envoie, me levant de bonne heure et les envoyant, – mais vous ne les avez pas écoutés –
German
Elberfelder 1871
daß ihr auf die Worte meiner Knechte, der Propheten, höret, welche ich zu euch sende, früh mich aufmachend und sendend:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut audiatis sermones servorum meorum prophetarum quos ego misi ad vos, de nocte consurgens, et dirigens, et non audistis: