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I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year in which the word of the LORD has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you have not listened. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of Yahweh has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, but you have not listened. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For these twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day—the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not listened. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—23 years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> For 23 years now, ever since the thirteenth year that Josiah was king, I have been telling you what the LORD has told me. But you have not listened. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "For 23 years, from the time that Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah until today, the LORD continued to speak his word to me. So I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> "For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah until this very day, the LORD has spoken to me, and I have never failed to tell you what he said. But you have paid no attention. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> "From the thirteenth year of the reign of Ammon's son Josiah, the king of Judah, until the present time, for 23 years this message from the LORD has come to me, and I've spoken to you again and again, but you haven't listened. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day?twenty-three years?the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. <a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a> "For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah until now, the LORD has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again what he said. But you would not listen. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. <a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and to this day—this twenty-third year—the word of YHWH has been to me, and I speak to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not listened; <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and unto this day -- this three and twentieth year -- hath the word of Jehovah been unto me, and I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened; <a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, and even to this day, this the three and twentieth year, the word of Jehovah was to me, and I will speak to you, rising early and speaking, and ye heard not.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> From the thirteenth year of Josias the son of Ammon king of Juda until this day: this is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising before day, and speaking, and you have not hearkened. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “From the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Amon, the king of Judah, even until this day, which is the twenty-third year, the word of the Lord has been given to me, and I have spoken to you, rising while it was still night, and speaking, and yet you have not listened. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a> Since the thirteenth year of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day—that is, twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me and I spoke to you untiringly, but you would not listen. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah, to this day, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is twenty-three years, the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you, warning you in advance daily; but you did not listen. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “From the thirteenth year of Yoshiah, son of Amon, King of Judea, and unto this day, behold, twenty and three years, the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon me, and I spoke to you; I arose early every day and I have spoken and you have not listened<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, speaking betimes and often; but ye have not hearkened. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In the thirteenth year of Josias, son of Amos, king of Juda, even until this day for three and twenty years, I have both spoken to you, rising early and speaking, <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7263" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">The Seventy-Year Captivity</a> …2So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows: 3<a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">“From</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">the thirteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: lə·yō·šî·yā·hū (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">of Josiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/526.htm" title="526: ’ā·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Masterworkman, three Isr. The same as 'amown; Amon, the name of three Israelites.">of Amon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this very</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day—</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">twenty-three</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wā·’ă·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and I have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: ’aš·kêm (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listened.</a> 4And 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a> From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7-8</a> For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’ / Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.” <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a> Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Jeremiah 44:4-5</a> Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ / But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a> Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a> “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself. <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4</a> Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-37</a> Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. ... <a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a> The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. <a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-30</a> You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-10</a> These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but you have not listened.thirteenth.<a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Jeremiah 1:2</a> To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.<a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">1 Kings 22:3</a> And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?<a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3,8</a> For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images… rising.<a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a> 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;<a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Amon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Three</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-32.htm">Twenty-Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Amon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/genesis/14-4.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Twenty-Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 25</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">foretells the seventy years' captivity;</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">and after that, the destruction of Babylon.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">The howling of the shepherds.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Josiah was known for his religious reforms and efforts to return Judah to the worship of Yahweh, as detailed in <a href="/2_kings/22.htm">2 Kings 22-23</a>. His reign marked a significant period of spiritual renewal, yet it was also a time of political instability with the looming threat of Babylonian power.until this very day—twenty-three years— Jeremiah's ministry spanned over two decades, highlighting his perseverance and faithfulness in delivering God's messages despite opposition. This period included the reigns of several kings, from Josiah to Zedekiah, and encompassed significant events such as the fall of Nineveh and the rise of Babylon. The duration emphasizes the patience and long-suffering nature of God, who continually warned His people over an extended period.the word of the LORD has come to me, Jeremiah emphasizes the divine origin of his message, asserting that his prophecies are not his own but are revelations from God. This underscores the authority and authenticity of his words, aligning with the prophetic tradition where prophets served as God's mouthpieces. The phrase also reflects the intimate relationship between Jeremiah and God, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-10</a>, where God calls and commissions him.and I have spoken to you again and again, Jeremiah's repeated efforts to communicate God's message illustrate his dedication and the urgency of the prophetic warnings. This persistence is a testament to God's desire for His people to repent and return to Him. The phrase echoes the biblical theme of God's relentless pursuit of His people, as seen in other prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel.but you have not listened. This phrase highlights the people's stubbornness and refusal to heed God's warnings, a recurring theme in the prophetic books. Their disobedience and hard-heartedness ultimately led to the Babylonian exile, fulfilling the prophecies of judgment. This rejection of God's word serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of ignoring divine instruction, paralleling the warnings given by Jesus in the New Testament about the importance of hearing and obeying God's word (e.g., <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his perseverance in delivering God's word despite opposition and rejection. 2. <a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a> The king of Judah during whose reign Jeremiah began his prophetic ministry. Josiah was known for his reforms and efforts to return Judah to the worship of Yahweh. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. Judah was facing impending judgment due to its persistent disobedience to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_the_lord.htm">The Word of the LORD</a> Refers to the divine messages and warnings given by God through Jeremiah to the people of Judah over a span of twenty-three years. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The recipients of Jeremiah's prophecies who repeatedly ignored his warnings and continued in their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a> Jeremiah's example teaches us the importance of faithfully delivering God's message, even when it seems no one is listening. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Judah's refusal to heed God's warnings through Jeremiah serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of ignoring divine instruction. <a href="/topical/t/the_patience_of_god.htm">The Patience of God</a> God's persistence in sending Jeremiah to speak to the people for twenty-three years demonstrates His patience and desire for repentance. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_word.htm">Listening to God's Word</a> This passage challenges us to examine our own responsiveness to God's word and to ensure we are not ignoring His voice in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_relevance.htm">Historical Context and Relevance</a> Understanding the historical context of Jeremiah's ministry helps us appreciate the relevance of his message for our own time.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 25</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_anxiety,_depression.htm">Why should anyone despise your youth?</a> <a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a> <a href="/q/does_history_show_foreigners_more_receptive.htm">In Ezekiel 3:6–7, why would God say foreign nations would be more receptive than Israel—does historical evidence support this claim? </a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_micah's_prophecy_stop_babylon.htm">Micah 5:5–6 prophesies deliverance from the Assyrians. Why didn’t this prophecy prevent or mitigate the later Babylonian conquest, suggesting a possible inconsistency in the text? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) The three and twentieth year (B.C. 603-4).--Thus there had been nineteen years of prophetic work under Josiah, and between three and four under Jehoiakim (<a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm" title="To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.">Jeremiah 1:2</a>). Of the former period we have but scanty record. The year is noticeable as that which apparently witnessed the first collection of Jeremiah's prophetic utterances (<a href="/context/jeremiah/36-5.htm" title="And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:">Jeremiah 36:5-8</a>).Rising early and speaking.--See Note on <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm" title="And now, because you have done all these works, said the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you heard not; and I called you, but you answered not;">Jeremiah 7:13</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - From the thirteenth year; etc.; alluding to the chronological statement in <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Jeremiah 1:2</a>. The three and twentieth year; counting nineteen years under Josiah and four under Jehoiachin, and including the three months of Jehoahaz. Vers. 4,5. - (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a>.) They said; literally, saying. The prophet mentally resumes the statement of ver. 4. He hath sent his servants the prophets." Turn ye; rather, return ye, conversion being the return of the sinner to his natural home. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“From מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the thirteenth שְׁלֹ֣שׁ (šə·lōš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice year שָׁנָ֡ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of Josiah לְיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ (lə·yō·šî·yā·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Amon אָמוֹן֩ (’ā·mō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_526.htm">Strong's 526: </a> Amon -- 'masterworkman', three Israelites king מֶ֨לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah יְהוּדָ֜ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites until וְעַ֣ד ׀ (wə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this very הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day— הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day twenty-three שָׁלֹ֤שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice years— שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has come הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to me, אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and I have spoken וָאֲדַבֵּ֧ר (wā·’ă·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to you אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to again אַשְׁכֵּ֥ים (’aš·kêm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> To load up, to start early in the morning and again, וְדַבֵּ֖ר (wə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue but you have not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no listened. שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃ (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>