Jeremiah 37:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.”
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“But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 37:2 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 4:13But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
- Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- 2 Samuel 10:2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
- 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- 1 Kings 14:18And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
- 1 Kings 16:7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
- 2 Kings 24:19And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
- 2 Chronicles 36:11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
- Proverbs 26:6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Ezekiel 21:25And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
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