Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore the LORD Almighty says this: “Because you have not listened to my words, New Living Translation And now the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Because you have not listened to me, English Standard Version “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, Berean Standard Bible Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, King James Bible Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, New King James Version “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Because you have not heard My words, New American Standard Bible “Therefore this is what the LORD of armies says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, NASB 1995 “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, NASB 1977 “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, Legacy Standard Bible “Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not listened to My words, Amplified Bible “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, Christian Standard Bible “Therefore, this is what the LORD of Armies says: ‘Because you have not obeyed my words, Holman Christian Standard Bible “Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, American Standard Version Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Because ye have not heard my words, Contemporary English Version You refused to listen to me, English Revised Version Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, GOD'S WORD® Translation "This is what the LORD of Armies says: You did not listen to my words, Good News Translation "So then, because you would not listen to him, the LORD Almighty says, International Standard Version "Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'Because you haven't listened to my message, Majority Standard Bible Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ?Because you have not obeyed My words, NET Bible "Therefore, the LORD who rules over all says, 'You have not listened to what I said. New Heart English Bible Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Because you have not heard my words, Webster's Bible Translation Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, World English Bible Therefore Yahweh of Armies says: “Because you have not heard my words, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts: Because that you have not obeyed My words, Young's Literal Translation 'Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Because that ye have not obeyed My words, Smith's Literal Translation For this, thus said Jehovah of armies: Because ye heard not my word, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard my words: Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Since you have not listened to my words, New American Bible Hence, thus says the LORD of hosts: Since you would not listen to my words, New Revised Standard Version Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not listened to my words, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH of hosts, because you have not heard my words OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Because ye have not heard My words, Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since ye believed not my words, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Seventy-Year Captivity…7‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ 8Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, 9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 36:15-17 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kings 24:2-4 And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive. Daniel 9:6 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land. Isaiah 42:24-25 Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. Ezekiel 5:11-12 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. / A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. Amos 3:1-2 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: / “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” Zechariah 7:11-14 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ... Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Acts 7:51-53 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.” Romans 10:21 But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Revelation 2:21-23 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. / Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Treasury of Scripture Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts; Because you have not heard my words, no reference Jump to Previous Almighty Armies Ear Heard Hosts Obeyed WordsJump to Next Almighty Armies Ear Heard Hosts Obeyed WordsJeremiah 25 1. Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,8. foretells the seventy years' captivity; 12. and after that, the destruction of Babylon. 15. Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations. 34. The howling of the shepherds. Therefore The word "therefore" serves as a critical conjunction, linking the preceding context with the consequence that follows. In Hebrew, this is often represented by "לָכֵן" (lakhen), which indicates a logical conclusion or result. This word underscores the inevitability of God's judgment due to the actions of the people. It is a reminder that divine justice is not arbitrary but is a response to human behavior, emphasizing the cause-and-effect nature of God's dealings with His people. this is what the LORD of Hosts says Because you have not obeyed My words Hebrew Therefore,לָכֵ֕ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּ֥ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Because יַ֕עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no obeyed שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently My words, דְּבָרָֽי׃ (də·ḇā·rāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Links Jeremiah 25:8 NIVJeremiah 25:8 NLT Jeremiah 25:8 ESV Jeremiah 25:8 NASB Jeremiah 25:8 KJV Jeremiah 25:8 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 25:8 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 25:8 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 25:8 French Bible Jeremiah 25:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies: Because (Jer.) |