Jeremiah 37:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he and his servants and the people of the land did not give ear to the words of the Lord which he said by Jeremiah the prophet.

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  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.
  • 2 Kgs 24:19-20 : 19 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done. 20 And because of the wrath of the Lord, this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them all away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.
  • 2 Chr 36:12-16 : 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did not make himself low before Jeremiah the prophet who gave him the word of the Lord. 13 And he took up arms against King Nebuchadnezzar, though he had made him take an oath by God; but he made his neck stiff and his heart hard, turning away from the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 And more than this, all the great men of Judah and the priests and the people made their sin great, turning to all the disgusting ways of the nations; and they made unclean the house of the Lord which he had made holy in Jerusalem. 15 And the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them by his servants, sending early and frequently, because he had pity on his people and on his living-place; 16 But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.
  • Prov 26:6 : 6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
  • Ezek 21:25 : 25 And you, O evil one, wounded to death, O ruler of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the last punishment;
  • Hos 12:10 : 10 But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will give you tents for your living-places again as in the days of the holy meeting.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
  • Exod 4:13 : 13 And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.
  • Lev 8:36 : 36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things about which the Lord had given orders through Moses.
  • 2 Sam 10:2 : 2 And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
  • 2 Sam 12:25 : 25 And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 14:18 : 18 And all Israel put his body to rest, weeping over him, as the Lord had said by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
  • 1 Kgs 16:7 : 7 And the Lord sent his word against Baasha and his family by the mouth of the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, because of all the evil he did in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of his hands, because he was like the family of Jeroboam, and because he put it to death.

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    12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did not make himself low before Jeremiah the prophet who gave him the word of the Lord.

  • Jer 37:3-4
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    3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.

    4 (Now Jeremiah was going about among the people, for they had not put him in prison.

  • Jer 43:4
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    4 So Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not give ear to the order of the Lord that they were to go on living in the land of Judah.

  • Jer 37:1
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    1 And Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, became king in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.

  • Jer 34:6
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    6 Then Jeremiah the prophet said all these things to Zedekiah, king of Judah, in Jerusalem,

  • Jer 37:19
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    19 Where now are your prophets who said to you, The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land?

  • Jer 36:24-25
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    24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.

    25 And Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made a strong request to the king not to let the book be burned, but he would not give ear to them.

  • Jer 44:16
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    16 As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.

  • Jer 29:19
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    19 Because they have not given ear to my words, says the Lord, when I sent to them my servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them; but you did not give ear, says the Lord.

  • Jer 27:17
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    17 Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?

  • Jer 38:27
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    27 Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.

  • Jer 36:31
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    31 And I will send punishment on him and on his seed and on his servants for their evil-doing; I will send on them and on the people of Jerusalem and the men of Judah, all the evil which I said against them, but they did not give ear.

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    1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

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    17 For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel, has said, See, I will send on Judah and on all the people of Jerusalem all the evil which I said I would do to them: because I sent my words to them, but they did not give ear; crying out to them, but they gave no answer.

  • Jer 37:17
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    17 Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.

  • Jer 28:7
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  • Jer 38:5
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    5 Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.

  • Jer 27:14
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    14 And you are not to give ear to the prophets who say to you, You will not become servants of the king of Babylon: for what they say is not true.

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  • Jer 32:3
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    14 Then Jeremiah said, That is not true; I am not going to the Chaldaeans. But he would not give ear to him: so Irijah made him prisoner and took him to the rulers.

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  • Jer 35:12-13
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    12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

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  • Jer 29:29-30
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    29 And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.

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  • Jer 37:6
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    6 Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

  • Jer 38:14-15
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