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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.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/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Listen to the word of the LORD, people of Jacob—all you families of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hear the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, house of Jacob and all families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, house of Jacob and all families of the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Listen, people of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to the word of the LORD, descendants of Jacob, all the families in the nation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Listen to the LORD's message, you descendants of Jacob, you tribes of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to this message from the LORD, you descendants of Jacob and all the families of the descendants of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hear Yahweh’s word, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear a word of YHWH, O house of Jacob, "" And all you families of the house of Israel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hear a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and the families of the house of Israel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Listen to the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the word of the LORD, house of Jacob! All you clans of the house of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Hear the word of LORD JEHOVAH, house of Yaqob and all families of the house of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, And all the families of the house of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and every family of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-4.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=239" 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/2.htm">Israel has Forsaken God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her found themselves guilty; disaster came upon them,’ ” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Hear</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/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">you families</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?…<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="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a></span><br />Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Ezekiel 20:4-5</a></span><br />Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers / and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1</a></span><br />Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></span><br />Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">Psalm 50:7</a></span><br />“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Matthew 15:24</a></span><br />He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-1.htm">Romans 3:1-2</a></span><br />What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? / Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-9</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hear you the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:</p><p class="hdg">hear ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></b></br> Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-2.htm">Jeremiah 7:2</a></b></br> Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all <i>ye of</i> Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Jeremiah 13:15</a></b></br> Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.</p><p class="hdg">all the families</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Jeremiah 31:1</a></b></br> At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24</a></b></br> Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/31-34.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">Families</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Families</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-20.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Hear the word of the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of listening to God's message. In the biblical context, prophets were often the mouthpieces of God, delivering His words to the people. The call to "hear" signifies not just auditory reception but also obedience and understanding. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel," which is a foundational call to listen and obey God's commandments.<p><b>O house of Jacob</b><br>The "house of Jacob" refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. This phrase connects the audience to their patriarchal heritage, reminding them of the covenant relationship established with their forefathers. Jacob's name was changed to Israel after wrestling with God (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>), symbolizing the nation's struggles and relationship with God.<p><b>and all you families of the house of Israel</b><br>This expands the address to include not just the direct descendants but all the tribes and families within the nation of Israel. It underscores the collective responsibility of the entire nation to heed God's word. The mention of "families" highlights the communal aspect of faith and obedience, as seen in <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a>, where Joshua declares, "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Jeremiah, calling His people to listen to His word.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem during a time of spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_jacob.htm">House of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, emphasizing their identity as God's chosen people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/families_of_the_house_of_israel.htm">Families of the House of Israel</a></b><br>This phrase broadens the audience to include all the tribes and families within the nation of Israel, highlighting the communal aspect of their relationship with God.<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>Just as the Israelites were called to hear God's word, we too must prioritize listening to His voice through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_identity.htm">Covenant Identity</a></b><br>Understanding our identity in Christ as part of God's covenant people should shape our actions and attitudes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_responsibility.htm">Communal Responsibility</a></b><br>The call to the "families of the house of Israel" reminds us of our responsibility to encourage and uphold one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_decline_and_renewal.htm">Spiritual Decline and Renewal</a></b><br>Recognizing areas of spiritual decline in our lives and communities is the first step toward renewal and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's call through Jeremiah demonstrates His enduring commitment to His people, encouraging us to trust in His faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_qualifies_as_my_neighbor.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-4.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">Hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - 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 /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular 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 the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you families</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:4 Hear you the word of Yahweh O (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:5" /></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>