Jeremiah 7 · Verse 27

Jeremiah 7:27

Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
Jeremiah 7:27, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:27 in other translations

BSBWhen you tell them all these things, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer.
WEB“You shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you.
ASVAnd thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
YLTAnd thou hast spoken unto them all these words, And they do not hearken to thee, And thou hast called unto them, And they do not answer thee.
DARBYAnd thou shalt speak all these words unto them, but they will not hearken unto thee; and thou shalt call unto them, but they will not answer thee.
BBEAnd you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.
WebsterTherefore thou shalt speak all these words to them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call to them; but they will not answer thee.

What does Jeremiah 7:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Therefore--rather, "Though thou speak ... yet they will not hearken" [Maurer], (Eze 2:7), a trial to the prophet's faith; though he knew his warnings would be unheeded, still he was to give them in obedience to God.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:21-28

God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 7:21-28 →

Jeremiah 7:27 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.

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.Taand you will sayH1696
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto themH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'Uthey will listenH8085
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taand you will callH7121
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יַעֲנֽוּכָה\׃ya.'a.Nu.khahthey will answer youH6030

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Cross references for Jeremiah 7:27

  • 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 26:2

    Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

  • Jeremiah 1:7

    But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • Ezekiel 3:17-18

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

  • Isaiah 6:9-10

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  • Ezekiel 3:4-11

    And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. …

  • Acts 20:27

    For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

  • Ezekiel 2:4-7

    For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

  • Jeremiah 1:19

    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt speak.
1:7; 26:2; Eze 2:4-7; 3:17,18; Ac 20:27
hearken.
1:19; Isa 6:9,10; Eze 3:4-11
also.
Isa 50:2; 65:12; Zec 7:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

  • Jeremiah 7:27

    Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

  • Jeremiah 7:28

    But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

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Jeremiah 7:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú pues les dirás todas estas palabras, mas no te oirán; aun los llamarás, y no te responderán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu leur diras toutes ces paroles, mais ils ne t’écouteront pas; et tu crieras après eux, mais ils ne te répondront pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn du alle diese Worte zu ihnen redest, so werden sie nicht auf dich hören; und rufst du ihnen zu, so werden sie dir nicht antworten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et loqueris ad eos omnia verba hæc, et non audient te: et vocabis eos, et non respondebunt tibi.