Jeremiah 2:4
What does Jeremiah 2:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 2:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give ear to the words of the Lord, O sons of Jacob and all the families of Israel:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Hear a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
Context
v.3Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
v.4This passage
v.5Thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 33:24
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
- Micah 6:1
Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
- Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- Jeremiah 19:3
and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
- Jeremiah 44:24
Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of Jehovah, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
- Isaiah 51:1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.
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