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but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a> And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear, <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear, <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh has sent to you all His slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear, <a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Although the LORD has persistently sent to you all His servants the prophets, you have not listened nor [even] inclined your ear to hear [His message], <a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD sent all his servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD sent all His servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> And 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), <a href="/cev/jeremiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD has sent prophets to you time after time, but you refused to listen. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD 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; <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Even though the LORD has sent all his servants the prophets to you, you haven't listened or paid attention to them. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> You would not listen or pay attention, even though the LORD has continued to send you his servants the prophets. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> Again and again, the LORD sent all his servants, the prophets, to you, but you wouldn't listen or even turn your ears in my direction to hear. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a> Over and over again the LORD has sent his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear) <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh 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), <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and YHWH has sent all His servants to you, the prophets, rising early and sending, and you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear, saying, <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And 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: <a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending; and ye heard not, and ye inclined not your ear to hear.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord hath sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and you have not hearkened, nor inclined your ears to hear. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord has sent to you all his servants, the prophets, rising at first light, and sending, and yet you have not listened, and you have not inclined your ears, so that you would hear, <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD kept sending you all his servants the prophets, but you refused to listen or pay attention <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And though the LORD persistently sent you all his servants the prophets, you have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, sending them in advance to warn you; but you did not listen, nor incline your ear to hear. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH sent to you all his Servants the Prophets. He arose early and he sent and you did not listen, and you did not incline your ears to hear<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD hath sent unto you all His servants the prophets, sending them betimes and often--but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear-- <a href="/sep/jeremiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I sent to you my servants the prophets, sending them early; (but ye hearkened not, and listened not with your ears;) saying, <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-4.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=7280" 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> …3“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. 4<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.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šā·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">has sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">His servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇi·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: haš·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/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šā·lō·aḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">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> <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.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: hiṭ·ṭî·ṯem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">inclined</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">your ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to hear.</a> 5The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.…<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="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ... <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</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. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’” <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/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a> Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / 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.’ ... <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_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="/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. <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-5</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. <a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10</a> I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets. <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="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19</a> Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear.all.rising.<a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25</a> 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:<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.<a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5</a> 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;ye.<a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3,7</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="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a> But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward… <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8-10</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-38.htm">Although</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Persistently</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Servants</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Although</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-14.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-2.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Persistently</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Servants</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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The prophets, such as Isaiah, Hosea, and Amos, were sent repeatedly to warn Israel and Judah of impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry. This reflects God's patience and desire for repentance, as seen in <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a>, where God continually sent messengers because He had compassion on His people. The phrase "again and again" underscores the relentless nature of God's outreach, highlighting His mercy and long-suffering nature.but you have not listened This part of the verse points to the people's stubbornness and refusal to heed God's warnings. Throughout the Old Testament, Israel's history is marked by cycles of rebellion and repentance. Despite the clear messages from the prophets, the people often chose to ignore them, leading to consequences such as exile. This refusal to listen is a recurring theme, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>, where the people's hearts are described as calloused, preventing them from understanding and turning back to God.or inclined your ear to hear The imagery of inclining one's ear suggests an active effort to understand and obey. In the ancient Near Eastern context, listening was not merely about hearing words but involved a response and obedience. The failure to incline their ear indicates a deliberate choice to reject God's message. This concept is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Proverbs 2:2</a>, where inclining one's ear to wisdom is associated with seeking understanding. The lack of response from the people contrasts with the ideal of a faithful servant who listens and acts upon God's word, as exemplified by Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the role of the obedient servant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will and warnings through His prophets. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> God's messengers, sent repeatedly to deliver His word and call the people to repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The primary prophet in this context, delivering God's message of impending judgment due to the people's disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a> The primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, representing the southern kingdom of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The impending event of judgment that Jeremiah warns about, where the people of Judah will be taken captive by Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_persistence_of_god's_call.htm">The Persistence of God's Call</a> God is patient and persistent, sending His prophets repeatedly to call His people back to Him. This demonstrates His desire for repentance and restoration rather than judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_deafness.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Deafness</a> Ignoring God's messages leads to spiritual hardness and eventual judgment. We must cultivate a heart that is open and responsive to God's word. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets serve as God's mouthpiece, delivering messages that are often counter-cultural and challenging. We should respect and heed the voices God places in our lives to guide us. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_modern_application.htm">Historical Context and Modern Application</a> Understanding the historical context of Jeremiah's warnings helps us see the relevance of God's timeless principles. We must apply these lessons to our lives today, recognizing the consequences of disobedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> God's repeated warnings through the prophets highlight His faithfulness and justice. He is committed to His covenant and will act justly, even when it involves discipline.<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/is_'forgive_and_forget'_biblical.htm">Is 'forgive and forget' a biblical concept?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_easily_destroy_his_nation.htm">Lamentations 2:3 – Why would the Almighty break His own chosen nation’s defenses with apparent ease, and does history corroborate this level of destruction? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_22_20-22_show_god's_justice.htm">How can Ezekiel 22:20–22’s imagery of melting the people like metal be reconciled with a benevolent and just God? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (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 sent וְשָׁלַח֩ (wə·šā·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every His servants עֲבָדָ֧יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant the prophets הַנְּבִאִ֛ים (han·nə·ḇi·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet to אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to you אֶֽת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case again הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם (haš·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, וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ (wə·šā·lō·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out but you have not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no listened שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently [or] וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no inclined הִטִּיתֶ֥ם (hiṭ·ṭî·ṯem) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend your ear אָזְנְכֶ֖ם (’ā·zə·nə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear to hear. לִשְׁמֹֽעַ׃ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:4 Yahweh has sent to you all his (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:5" /></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>