Jeremiah 7:27 "When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer.

◄ Jeremiah 7:27 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
"When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer.

English Standard Version
“So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.

King James Bible
Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"When you speak all these things to them, they will not listen to you. When you call to them, they will not answer you.

International Standard Version
"You will tell them all these things, but they won't listen to you. You will call out to them, but they won't answer you.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt speak to them all these words, but they will not hearken to thee: and thou shalt call them, but they will not answer thee.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou shalt speak all these words unto them, but they will not hearken unto thee; and thou shalt call unto them, but they will not answer thee.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast spoken unto them all these words, And they do not hearken to thee, And thou hast called unto them, And they do not answer thee.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:2
Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinks, because there is no water, and dies for thirst.

Isaiah 65:12
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear; but did evil before my eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD said to me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatever I command you you shall speak.

Jeremiah 26:2
Thus said the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; diminish not a word:

Ezekiel 2:7
And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

Zechariah 7:13
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, said the LORD of hosts:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

7:21-28 God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

27. Therefore—rather, "Though thou speak … yet they will not hearken" [Maurer], (Eze 2:7), a trial to the prophet's faith; though he knew his warnings would be unheeded, still he was to give them in obedience to God.