Jeremiah 42:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And this day I have made it clear to you, and you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord your God in anything for which he has sent me to you.

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  • Ezek 2:7 : 7 And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.
  • Zech 7:11-12 : 11 But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing; 12 And they made their hearts like the hardest stone, so that they might not give ear to the law and the words which the Lord of armies had said by the earlier prophets: and there came great wrath from the Lord of armies.
  • Acts 20:26-27 : 26 And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men. 27 For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
  • Acts 20:20 : 20 And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,
  • Ezek 3:17 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
  • Deut 11:26-27 : 26 Today I put before you a blessing and a curse: 27 The blessing if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, which I give you this day:
  • Deut 29:19 : 19 If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:
  • Jer 7:24-27 : 24 But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward. 25 From the day when your fathers came out of Egypt till this day, I have sent my servants the prophets to you, getting up early every day and sending them: 26 But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers. 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.

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    22And now be certain that you will come to your end by the sword and by being short of food and by disease, in the place to which you are pleased to go for a living-place.

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    19The Lord has said about you, O last of Judah, Go not into Egypt: be certain that I have given witness to you this day.

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  • 1 Kgs 13:21
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    21And crying out to the man of God who came from Judah, he said, The Lord says, Because you have gone against the voice of the Lord, and have not done as you were ordered by the Lord,

  • Jer 40:3
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    3*** and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.

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    15And I have sent you all my servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them, saying, Come back, now, every man from his evil way, and do better, and go not after other gods to become their servants, and you will go on living in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but your ears have not been open, and you have not given attention to me.

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    21My word came to you in the time of your well-being; but you said, I will not give ear. This has been your way from your earliest years, you did not give attention to my voice.

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  • Jer 11:6-8
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    4And you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: If you do not give ear to me and go in the way of my law which I have put before you,

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    10For this cause you are to give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and do his orders and his laws which I give you this day.

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    18But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have come to your ears,

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