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Jeremiah 26:13

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So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

KJV

Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

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This verse in Jeremiah 26

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

But Jeremiah said to all the

on Jeremiah 26:12-15

Jeremiah denies nothing and rests his defense on its source, “The LORD sent me,” repeating the offer of verse 3: “correct your ways and deeds.” Verse 15 warns his judges, “you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents.”

This site's exposition

correct your ways and deeds

Jeremiah repeats the offer of verse 3 in his own defense. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read his words as proof that there was still room for repentance. His aim was the good of the city, and the LORD could still relent.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 12 and following) And Jeremiah said to all the leaders and to all the people, saying: The Lord has sent me to prophesy to this house (or over this house) and to this city (or over this city) all the words that you have heard. Therefore, now make your ways and your pursuits good, and listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will repent of the evil that He has spoken against you (or the Lord will cease from the evils that He has spoken against you).

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Therefore now amend your ways and your doings,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Therefore now amend your ways - If ye wish to escape the judgment which I have predicted, turn to God, and iniquity shall not be your ruin.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore

    veatahH6258 →433 times

  • הֵיטִ֤יבוּmake good

    heitivuH3190 →117 times

  • דַרְכֵיכֶם֙ways your

    darkheikhemH1870 →707 times

  • וּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םand deeds your

    umaaleikhemH4611 →41 times

  • וְשִׁמְע֕וּand listen

    veshimuH8085 →1159 times

  • בְּק֖וֹלto [the] voice of

    bekolH6963 →506 times

  • יְהוָ֣הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םGod your

    ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times

  • וְיִנָּחֵ֣םso he may repent

    veyinachemH5162 →108 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֶל־concerning

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָ֣רָעָ֔הthe calamity

    haraahH7451 →662 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • דִּבֶּ֖רhe has spoken

    diberH1696 →1141 times

  • עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃on you

    ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.102 worksJob 36:11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.13 worksJeremiah 18:8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.9 worksMatthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.8 worksExodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.8 worksJeremiah 7:3Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.6 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 38:20“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.5 worksIsaiah 1:19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.4 worksJonah 4:2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.4 worksJonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”4 worksJeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.3 worksJeremiah 35:15Again 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.3 worksHebrews 5:9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him3 worksJeremiah 36:3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”3 worksHosea 14:1–4Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.3 worksJoel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.3 worksJeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”3 worksIsaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Isaiah 1:19

    If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 30:15–16

      See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.

    • Isaiah 3:10

      Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

    • Joel 2:26

      You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to…

    • Hebrews 5:9

      And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

  • Through

    Jonah 4:2

    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish.…

    it leads to

    • Joel 2:13–14

      So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 86:15

      But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

    • Exodus 34:6–7

      Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

    • Numbers 14:18–19

      ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 26 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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