Jeremiah 7:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and though I spoke to you persistently, you did not listen, and though I called you, you did not answer,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֗ה יַ֧עַן עֲשׂוֹתְכֶ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־הַמּֽ͏ַעֲשִׂ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וָאֲדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיכֶ֜ם הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם וְדַבֵּר֙ וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֔ם וָאֶקְרָ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲנִיתֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wĕ-now yaʿan ʿăśôtkem ʾet-all-the-maʿăśîm the-these nĕʾum-YHWH wā-ʾădabbēr to-you haškēm wĕ-dabbēr wĕ-not šĕmaʿtem wā-ʾeqrāʾ you wĕ-not ʿănîtem

Grammar Details

• *wĕ*: conjunction - and
• *yaʿan*: preposition - because
• *ʿăśôtkem*: Qal infinitive construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your doing
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *maʿăśîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - deeds/works
• *nĕʾum*: construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *wā*: consecutive waw
• *ʾădabbēr*: Piel imperfect, 1st singular - I spoke
• *haškēm*: Hiphil infinitive absolute - rising early
• *dabbēr*: Piel infinitive absolute - speaking
• *šĕmaʿtem*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you heard/listened
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I called
• *ʿănîtem*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you answered

Word Meanings

• *yaʿan*: because/since/on account of
• *ʿăśôtkem*: your doing/your performing
• *maʿăśîm*: deeds/acts/works
• *nĕʾum*: declaration of/utterance of/oracle of
• *ʾădabbēr*: I spoke/I have spoken
• *haškēm wĕ-dabbēr*: rising early and speaking/speaking persistently
• *šĕmaʿtem*: you heard/you listened/you obeyed
• *ʾeqrāʾ*: I called/I summoned
• *ʿănîtem*: you answered/you responded

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And now, because you have done all these works, says the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not listen; and I called you, but you did not answer;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, because ye have done{H6213} all these works,{H4639} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and I spake{H1696} unto you, rising up early{H7925} and speaking,{H1696} but ye heard{H8085} not; and I called{H7121} you, but ye answered{H6030} not:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, because ye have done{H6213}{(H8800)} all these works{H4639}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and I spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto you, rising up early{H7925}{(H8687)} and speaking{H1696}{(H8763)}, but ye heard{H8085}{(H8804)} not; and I called{H7121}{(H8799)} you, but ye answered{H6030}{(H8804)} not;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And now, though ye haue done all these dedes (saieth the LORDE) and I my self rose vp euer by tymes to warne you and to comon with you: yet wolde ye not heare me: I called, ye wolde not answere.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe because yee haue done all these woorkes, sayeth the Lorde, (and I rose vp earely and spake vnto you: but when I spake, yee would not heare me, neither when I called, would yee answere).

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And now seing ye haue done all these deedes saith the Lorde, and I my selfe rose vp euer betimes to warne you and to commune with you, yet would ye not heare me, I called, ye would not aunswere:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now, because you have done all these works, says Yahweh, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn't hear; and I called you, but you didn't answer:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I sent my word to you, getting up early and sending, but you did not give ear; and my voice came to you, but you gave no answer:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now, because you have done all these works, says Yahweh, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn't hear; and I called you, but you didn't answer:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You also have done all these things, says the LORD, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 65:12 : 12 I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will bow down to the slaughter, because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what I did not delight in.
• Jer 7:25 : 25 From the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I sent all my servants the prophets to you, again and again.
• Prov 1:24 : 24 Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand, but no one paid attention,
• Isa 50:2 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
• 2 Chr 36:15-16 : 15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them repeatedly through His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
• Neh 9:29-30 : 29 You warned them to return to Your law, but they acted arrogantly and did not obey Your commandments. They sinned against Your judgments, which, if a person does, they will live by them. Stubbornly, they turned their backs, stiffened their necks, and would not listen. 30 For many years, You were patient with them. You warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hands of the peoples of the lands.
• Isa 66:4 : 4 So I also will choose harsh punishments for them and bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they did not listen. Instead, they did what was evil in My eyes and chose what I did not delight in.
• Jer 35:15 : 15 I sent all My servants the prophets to you persistently, saying: 'Turn now, each one of you, from your evil ways and correct your deeds. Do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you shall dwell in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to Me.
• Jer 35:17 : 17 Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Behold, I am bringing upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster I have spoken against them because I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.'
• Jer 44:4 : 4 I sent you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying: 'Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.'
• Hos 11:2 : 2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from them; they sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to the carved images.
• Hos 11:7 : 7 My people are determined to turn from Me. Even though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them together.
• Zech 7:13 : 13 'Just as I called, and they did not listen, so when they call, I will not listen,' says the LORD of Hosts.
• Matt 23:37 : 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Jer 11:7 : 7 For I earnestly warned your ancestors on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt until this very day, persistently saying: Listen to my voice.
• Jer 25:3 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—these twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you repeatedly, but you have not listened.