Jeremiah 7 · Verse 13

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;
Jeremiah 7:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:13 in other translations

BSBAnd now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,
WEBNow, because you have done all these works,” says the LORD, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn’t hear; and I called you, but you didn’t answer;
ASVAnd now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not:
YLTAnd now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,
DARBYAnd now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spoke unto you, rising up early and speaking, and ye heard not, and I called you, and ye answered not;
BBEAnd now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I sent my word to you, getting up early and sending, but you did not give ear; and my voice came to you, but you gave no answer:
WebsterAnd now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

What does Jeremiah 7:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. rising ... early--implying unwearied earnestness in soliciting them (Jr 7:25; Jr 11:17; 2Ch 36:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-16

Confidence in the temple is vain. (Jr 7:1-16) The provocation by persisting in idolatry. (Jr 7:17-20) God justifies his dealings with them. (Jr 7:21-28) And threatens vengeance. (Jr 7:29-34) Verses 1-16 No observances, professions, or supposed revelations, will profit, if men do not amend their ways and their doings. None can claim an interest in free salvation, who allow themselves in the practice of known sin, or…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 7:1-16 →

Jeremiah 7:13 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.

וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
יַ֧עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282
עֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם'a.sot.Khemdid youH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמַּֽעֲשִׂ֥יםha.ma.'a.Simthe deedsH4639
הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וָאֲדַבֵּ֨רva.'a.da.Berand I spokeH1696
אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
הַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.Kemrising earlyH7925
וְדַבֵּר֙ve.da.Berand speakingH1696
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085
וָאֶקְרָ֥אva.'ek.Ra'and I calledH7121
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
עֲנִיתֶֽם\׃'a.ni.Temyou answeredH6030

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 7:13

  • Isaiah 65:12

    Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

  • Proverbs 1:24

    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

  • 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 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:

  • Hosea 11:2

    As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

  • Zechariah 7:13

    Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

  • 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.

  • Hosea 11:7

    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

  • Jeremiah 35:15

    I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

  • 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 44:4

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and I spake.
25; 11:7; 25:3; 35:15; 44:4; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ne 9:29,30
and I called.
Pr 1:24; Isa 50:2; 65:12; 66:4; Ho 11:2,7; Zec 7:13; Mt 23:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 7:12

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

  • 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;

  • Jeremiah 7:14

    Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

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Jeremiah 7:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora pues, por cuanto habéis vosotros hecho todas estas obras, dice Jehová, y bien que os hablé, madrugando para hablar, no oísteis, y os llamé, y no respondisteis;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et maintenant, parce que vous avez fait toutes ces actions, dit l’ Éternel, et que je vous ai parlé, me levant de bonne heure et parlant, et que vous n’avez pas écouté, et que je vous ai appelés et que vous n’avez pas répondu,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nun, weil ihr alle diese Werke getan habt, spricht Jehova, und ich zu euch geredet habe, früh mich aufmachend und redend, ihr aber nicht gehört habt; und ich euch gerufen, ihr aber nicht geantwortet habt:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et nunc, quia fecistis omnia opera hæc, dicit Dominus, et locutus sum ad vos mane consurgens, et loquens, et non audistis: et vocavi vos, et non respondistis: