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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets—for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending <i>them</i>, but ye have not hearkened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending <i>them</i> (but you have not heeded),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />to listen to the words of My slaves the prophets, whom I have been sending to you, rising up early and sending, but you have not listened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and listen <i>and</i> follow [carefully] the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you repeatedly—though you have not listened—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and by listening to the words of my servants the prophets —whom I have been sending to you time and time again, though you did not listen—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets I have been sending you time and time again, though you did not listen, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Again and again I have sent my servants the prophets to preach to you, but you ignored them as well. Now I am warning you that if you don't start obeying me at once, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Suppose you don't listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you again and again, even though you didn't listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and by paying attention to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I have kept on sending to you. You have never obeyed what they said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and listen to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I've sent to you over and over —but you wouldn't listen— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again. But you have not paid any attention to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to 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— <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I am sending to you, indeed, rising early and sending, and you have not listened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To hear to the words of my servants the prophets which I sent to you, and rising early and sending, and ye heard not;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that you listen to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I have sent to you, who arise while it is still night, and though they give guidance, you do not listen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and listening to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I kept sending you, even though you do not listen to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently—though you have not heeded—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, warning you in advance, but you have not hearkened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Nor listen to the word of my Servants, the Prophets, that I am sending to your presence (I arose early every day and I sent and you have not listened)<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />to hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even sending them betimes and often, but ye have not hearkened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you early in the morning; yea, I sent them, but ye hearkened not to me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7722" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">A Warning to the Cities of Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and if you do not listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of My 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/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">have sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: wə·haš·kêm (Conj-w:: 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.">even though you did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-37</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Zechariah 1:4-6</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />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. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-5</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Matthew 21:34-36</a></span><br />When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Mark 12:2-5</a></span><br />At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. / Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-10.htm">Luke 20:10-12</a></span><br />At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. / Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you, both rising up early, and sending them, but you have not listened;</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13,25</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7</a></b></br> For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day <i>that</i> I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, <i>even</i> unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3,4</a></b></br> From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that <i>is</i> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-4.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-17.htm">Heeded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/numbers/22-37.htm">Urgently</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Betimes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-14.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Heeded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Often</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Urgently</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah by promises and threats exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">He is therefore apprehended,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">and arraigned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">His apology.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-16.htm">He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">and of Urijah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-24.htm">and by the care of Ahikam.</a></span><br></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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In the historical context of Jeremiah, prophets were God's chosen messengers, often tasked with delivering warnings and calls for repentance to the people of Israel and Judah. The role of a prophet was crucial, as they were seen as the mouthpiece of God. The phrase underscores the repeated failure of the people to listen, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. This failure to listen is not just a historical issue but a spiritual one, reflecting a hardened heart and rebellion against God's will. The prophets, including Jeremiah, often faced persecution and rejection, highlighting the people's resistance to divine correction.<p><b>whom I have sent you again and again</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's persistent efforts to reach His people. The repetition of sending prophets demonstrates God's patience and mercy, as He continually provides opportunities for repentance and change. This persistence is seen throughout the biblical narrative, where God repeatedly sends messengers to guide, warn, and instruct His people. It reflects God's desire for a relationship with His people and His unwillingness to give up on them despite their disobedience. This can be connected to the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of sending prophets and wise men, and the people's continued rejection of them (<a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a>).<p><b>even though you did not listen,</b><br>This phrase points to the stubbornness and disobedience of the people. Despite God's repeated attempts to communicate through His prophets, the people often chose to ignore the warnings and continue in their sinful ways. This reflects a broader theme of human rebellion against God, which is evident throughout the Bible. The refusal to listen is not just a rejection of the prophets but a rejection of God Himself. This theme is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus laments over Jerusalem's refusal to listen to God's messengers (<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>). The phrase serves as a warning of the consequences of ignoring God's word and the importance of being receptive to His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>God's messengers who were sent repeatedly to convey His words and warnings to the people. They played a crucial role in guiding Israel and Judah back to God's covenant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Jeremiah about impending judgment due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who communicates His will and warnings through His prophets, desiring repentance and obedience from His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_of_the_lord.htm">Temple of the Lord</a></b><br>The setting of Jeremiah's message in this chapter, where he was instructed to deliver God's warning to the people of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>God repeatedly sends His prophets to communicate His will. We must be attentive and responsive to God's messages, whether through Scripture, prayer, or godly counsel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings leads to judgment. The history of Judah serves as a cautionary tale for us to heed God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_persistence.htm">God's Patience and Persistence</a></b><br>Despite repeated rejections, God continues to reach out to His people. This demonstrates His patience and desire for repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_scripture_today.htm">The Role of Prophets and Scripture Today</a></b><br>While we may not have prophets in the same way today, God still speaks through His Word. We should value and study Scripture as God's communication to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God's ultimate goal in sending prophets is to bring His people back to Him. We should be quick to repent and seek restoration in our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can't_christians_hear_god's_voice.htm">Why are many Christians unable to distinguish God's voice from their own thoughts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_81_13-14_with_defeats.htm">In Psalm 81:13-14, how can we reconcile God's promise to subdue Israel's enemies with historical records of Israel's defeats?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets_to_mislead.htm">Jeremiah 5:31 - Why does God allow false prophets and corrupt priests to lead the people astray instead of intervening earlier to prevent deception?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_biblical_prophets.htm">Who were the biblical prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and [if you do not] listen</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֗עַ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the words</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My servants</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבָדַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophets,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּבִאִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḇi·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have sent</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁלֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·lê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשְׁכֵּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·kêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To load up, to start early in the morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and again</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁלֹ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·lō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even though you did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Jeremiah 26:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:5 To listen to the words of my (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:6" /></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>