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21 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Add your (A)burnt offerings to your sacrifices and (B)eat flesh. 22 For I did not (C)speak to your fathers or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. 23 But this is [a]what I commanded them, saying, ‘(D)Listen to My voice, and (E)I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in the entire way which I command you, that it may (F)be well with you.’ 24 Yet they (G)did not listen or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart and [b](H)went backward and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have (I)sent you all My slaves the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. 26 Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but (J)stiffened their neck; they (K)did more evil than their fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit the word which
  2. Jeremiah 7:24 Lit they were

21 “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices(A) and eat(B) the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(C) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(D) 23 but I gave them this command:(E) Obey(F) me, and I will be your God and you will be my people.(G) Walk in obedience to all(H) I command you, that it may go well(I) with you. 24 But they did not listen(J) or pay attention;(K) instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts.(L) They went backward(M) and not forward. 25 From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again(N) I sent you my servants(O) the prophets.(P) 26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention.(Q) They were stiff-necked(R) and did more evil than their ancestors.’(S)

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