Jeremiah 7:21-26
New American Standard Bible
21 This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “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 on 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)Obey My voice, and (E)I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk [b]entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may (F)go well for you.’ 24 Yet they (G)did not obey or incline their ear, but walked by their own advice and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and they [c](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 servants the prophets, sending them daily, again and again. 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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- Jeremiah 7:23 Lit the word
- Jeremiah 7:23 Lit in all the way
- Jeremiah 7:24 Lit were
Jeremiah 7:21-26
International Standard Version
21 This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat. 22 Indeed, when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I didn’t speak or command them about burnt offering and sacrifice, 23 but I did give them this command:[a] ‘Obey me and I’ll be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you so it will go well for you.’ 24 But they didn’t listen,[b] nor did they pay attention.[c] They pursued their own plans,[d] stubbornly following their own evil desires.[e] They went backward and not forward. 25 From the day your ancestors left the land of Egypt to this present time, I’ve sent all my servants, the prophets, to you, again and again.[f] 26 But they didn’t listen to me, and they didn’t pay attention.[g] They stiffened their necks, and they did more evil than their ancestors.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 7:23 Lit. I commanded them this word
- Jeremiah 7:24 Or obey
- Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. incline their ears
- Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. They walked in plans
- Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. following the stubbornness of their evil hearts
- Jeremiah 7:25 Lit. daily getting up early and sending them
- Jeremiah 7:26 Lit. incline their ears
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