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Jeremiah 35:12–13

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35:12Then the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. 35:13The Lord God of Israel who rules over all15 told him, “Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,16 ‘I, the Lord, say:17 “You must learn a lesson from this18 about obeying what I say!19

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Footnotes

  1. 15 Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For this title see 7:3 and the study note on .
  2. 16 Heb “35:12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of armies the God of Israel, “Go and say … ‘Will you not learn …’ ” ’ ” The use of the indirect introduction has been chosen here as in 34:1–2 to try to cut down on the confusion created by embedding quotations within quotations.
  3. 17 Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
  4. 18 The words “from this” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
  5. 19 Heb “Will you not learn a lesson …?” The rhetorical question here has the force of an imperative, made explicit in the translation.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words?’ declares the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, ‘Will you not accept discipline by listening to my words?—this is the Lord’s declaration.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson to listen to my words?” declares Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the Lord.