Jeremiah 7:27

And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

26But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

28And you are to say to them, This is the nation which has not given ear to the voice of their God, or taken his teaching to heart: good faith is dead and is cut off from their mouths.

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:9And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

Jeremiah 1:19They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.

Ezekiel 2:4And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:7But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.

Zechariah 7:13And it came about that as they would not give ear to his voice, so I would not give ear to their voice, says the Lord of armies:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:22-29

Obedience Better than Sacrifice. ( b. c. 606.) 21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. 24 But… Read the whole commentary →

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