Jeremiah 35:15
in Jeremiah 35Again 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
KJV
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
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This verse in Jeremiah 35
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThe God of all commands the prophet to tell all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "These people refuse to drink wine because they keep the commandment of their father, but you do not conduct yourselves according to my laws, although you receive the teachings of the …
This site's exposition
Again and again I have sent
on Jeremiah 35:15-17
“Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets” widens the charge from Jeremiah's own ministry to the whole prophetic line. Verse 17 gives the reason for the coming disaster in the LORD's words: “because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Now, by these words of His, does the Lord clearly show all these points, that there is one King and Lord, the Father of all, of whom He had previously said, "Neither shalt thou swear by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;" and that He had from the beginning prepared the marriage for His Son, and used, with the utmost kindness, to call, by the instrumentality of His servants, the men of the former dispensation to the wedding feast; and when they would not obey, He still invited them by sending out other servants, yet that even then they did not obey Him, but even stoned and slew those who brought them the message of invitation.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Jonadab was long since dead, and was ignorant of them, and could neither take cognizance of their disobedience to his orders nor give correction for it; but God lives for ever, to see how his laws are observed, and is in a readiness to revenge all disobedience.
Judgments are threatened, as often before, against Judah and Jerusalem, for their disobedience thus aggravated. The Rechabites shall rise up in judgment against them, and shall condemn them; for they very punctually performed the commandment of their father, and continued and persevered in their obedience to it (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In Jer 35:15 and in 2Ch 36:15, a distinct mode of address is alluded to, namely, God sending His servants. I enjoined nothing unreasonable, but simply to serve Me, and I attached to the command a gracious promise, but in vain.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
All ... the prophets - The Rechabites had had but one lawgiver: the Jews had had a succession of messengers from God.
The words behind it
36 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח | vaeshlach | and I sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֲבָדַ֣י | ʾavadai | servants my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ | haneviim | the prophets | H5030 → | 314 times |
| הַשְׁכֵּ֣ים | hashkeim | rising early | H7925 → | 65 times |
| וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ | veshaloach | and sending | H7971 → | 845 times |
| לֵאמֹ֡ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שֻׁבוּ־ | shuvu- | turn back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| נָ֡א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| אִישׁ֩ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מִדַּרְכּ֨וֹ | midarko | from way his | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הָרָעָ֜ה | haraah | <the> evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| וְהֵיטִ֣יבוּ | veheitivu | and make good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗ם | maaleikhem | deeds your | H4611 → | 41 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ | telekhu | you walk | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֨י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֤ים | ʾelohim | gods | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲחֵרִים֙ | ʾacherim | other | H312 → | 166 times |
| לְעָבְדָ֔ם | leavedam | to serve them | H5647 → | 288 times |
| וּשְׁבוּ֙ | ushevu | and dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | haadamah | the land | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֥תִּי | natati | I gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | to you | ||
| וְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם | velaavoteikhem | and to ancestors your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִטִּיתֶם֙ | hititem | you inclined | H5186 → | 214 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אָזְנְכֶ֔ם | ʾazenekhem | ear your | H241 → | 187 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם | shema'tem | you listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֵלָֽי׃ | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
וָאֶשְׁלַ֣חand I sent
vaeshlachH7971 →845 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֣םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עֲבָדַ֣יservants my
ʾavadaiH5650 →799 times
הַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀the prophets
haneviimH5030 →314 times
הַשְׁכֵּ֣יםrising early
hashkeimH7925 →65 times
וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀and sending
veshaloachH7971 →845 times
לֵאמֹ֡ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
שֻׁבוּ־turn back
shuvu-H7725 →1056 times
נָ֡אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
אִישׁ֩everyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מִדַּרְכּ֨וֹfrom way his
midarkoH1870 →707 times
הָרָעָ֜ה<the> evil
haraahH7451 →662 times
וְהֵיטִ֣יבוּand make good
veheitivuH3190 →117 times
מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םdeeds your
maaleikhemH4611 →41 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּyou walk
telekhuH1980 →1546 times
אַחֲרֵ֨יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
אֱלֹהִ֤יםgods
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲחֵרִים֙other
ʾacherimH312 →166 times
לְעָבְדָ֔םto serve them
leavedamH5647 →288 times
וּשְׁבוּ֙and dwell
ushevuH3427 →1079 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe land
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
נָתַ֥תִּיI gave
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶ֖םto you
lakhem
וְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םand to ancestors your
velaavoteikhemH1 →1212 times
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
הִטִּיתֶם֙you inclined
hititemH5186 →214 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אָזְנְכֶ֔םear your
ʾazenekhemH241 →187 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou listened
shema'temH8085 →1159 times
אֵלָֽי׃to me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach 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
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it leads to
- 2 Kings 17:13
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…
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 7:3
Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
- Isaiah 1:16–19
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
- Jeremiah 25:5
The 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…
- 2 Kings 17:13
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Irenaeus, AGAINST HERESIES 4:36.5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 7:35.6-7.