2 Kings 21:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 33:10 : 10 And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
2 Chr 36:15 : 15 And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:
Neh 9:26 : 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Neh 9:30 : 30 Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Matt 23:34-37 : 34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 17:12-13
2 verses
79%
12and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
2 Kgs 21:9
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9But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.
2 Kgs 21:11
76%
11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;
Ezek 21:1
76%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 26:5
75%
5to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
2 Chr 33:9-10
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75%
9And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.
10And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
Jer 25:4
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4And Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear,)
Jer 29:19
75%
19because they have not hearkened to my words, saith Jehovah, wherewith I sent unto them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith Jehovah.
2 Chr 24:19
75%
19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
Ezek 13:1-2
2 verses
74%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart, Hear ye the word of Jehovah:
Jer 21:11
74%
11And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:
Jer 23:16
74%
16Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Jehovah.
Jer 23:21
74%
21I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
Jer 35:15
74%
15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
2 Kgs 24:2-3
2 verses
73%
2And Jehovah sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
3Surely at the commandment of Jehovah came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,
Ezek 22:1
73%
1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Dan 9:10
73%
10neither have we obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Hos 12:10
73%
10I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
Ezek 14:2
73%
2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 14:14
73%
14Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.
Ezek 12:21
73%
21And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Isa 8:5
73%
5And Jehovah spake unto me yet again, saying,
1 Sam 15:10
73%
10Then came the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying,
Jer 30:4
73%
4And these are the words that Jehovah spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
Jer 10:1
73%
1Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Deut 2:17
72%
17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
Jer 11:10
72%
10They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
2 Chr 25:15
72%
15Wherefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?
Jer 44:4
72%
4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
Jer 22:1
72%
1Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
2 Kgs 22:16
72%
16Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.
Ezek 16:1
72%
1Again the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 20:2
72%
2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 27:16
72%
16Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.
Ezek 25:1
72%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jer 26:12
72%
12Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
Jer 16:1
72%
1The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,
Ezek 30:1
72%
1The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
Jer 34:12
72%
12Therefore the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Ezek 34:1
72%
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Kgs 22:18
72%
18But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,
Zech 1:4
72%
4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
Lev 18:1
72%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Jer 23:37
72%
37Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?
Jer 7:25
72%
25Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
Jer 16:10
71%
10And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against Jehovah our God?