Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. New Living Translation But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the LORD said through Jeremiah. English Standard Version But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. Berean Study Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the LORD which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. New American Standard Bible But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. NASB 1995 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. NASB 1977 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. Amplified Bible But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through the prophet Jeremiah. Christian Standard Bible He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the LORD that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah. Holman Christian Standard Bible He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the LORD that He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he and his Servants and the people of the land did not listen to the statement of LORD JEHOVAH that he spoke by Jeremiah the Prophet Brenton Septuagint Translation And he and his servants and the people of the land hearkened not to the words of the Lord, which he spoke by Jeremias. Contemporary English Version But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the LORD had told me. Douay-Rheims Bible But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremias the prophet. English Revised Version 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. Good News Translation But neither Zedekiah nor his officials nor the people obeyed the message which the LORD had given me. GOD'S WORD® Translation But Zedekiah, his administrators, and the common people didn't listen to what the LORD had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah. International Standard Version But neither he nor his officials nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD that were spoken by Jeremiah the prophet. JPS Tanakh 1917 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. Literal Standard Version and he has not listened—he, and his servants, and the people of the land—to the words of YHWH that He spoke by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet. NET Bible Neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of Judah paid any attention to what the LORD said through the prophet Jeremiah. New Heart English Bible But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. World English Bible But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Context Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. 2But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. 3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”… Cross References 2 Kings 24:19 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. 2 Kings 24:20 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. 2 Chronicles 36:12 And 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 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. Jeremiah 34:2 The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. Treasury of Scripture But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. neither. 2 Kings 24:19,20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done… 2 Chronicles 36:12-16 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD… Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. the prophet. Exodus 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Leviticus 8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 2 Samuel 10:2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
(2) But neither he, nor his servants . . .--The verse gives a general survey of the character of Zedekiah's reign preparatory to the actual history that follows, which falls towards its close, probably in the seventh or eighth year of his reign. It will be noted that the "servants" here, as in Jeremiah 36:24, are the personal attendants of the king, his courtiers, as distinct from the "princes" of Judah and the "people of the land," that is, the great body of unofficial laymen. Hebrew Heה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and his officers וַעֲבָדָ֖יו (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and the people וְעַ֣ם (wə·‘am) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land refused וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to obey שָׁמַ֛ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause that the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had spoken דִּבֶּ֔ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue through בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites the prophet. הַנָּבִֽיא׃ (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet Jump to Previous Attendants Attention Ear Hand Hearken Hearkened Jeremiah Paid Prophet Servants WordsJump to Next Attendants Attention Ear Hand Hearken Hearkened Jeremiah Paid Prophet Servants WordsLinks Jeremiah 37:2 NIVJeremiah 37:2 NLT Jeremiah 37:2 ESV Jeremiah 37:2 NASB Jeremiah 37:2 KJV Jeremiah 37:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 37:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 37:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 37:2 French Bible Jeremiah 37:2 Clyx Quotations OT Prophets: Jeremiah 37:2 But neither he nor his servants (Jer.) |
   
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