Jeremiah 2:4

4 Hear the word of the LORD, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.

Jeremiah 2:4 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
English Standard Version (ESV)
4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.
New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Listen to the word of the LORD, people of Jacob—all you families of Israel!
The Message Bible (MSG)
4 Hear God's Message, House of Jacob! Yes, you - House of Israel!
American Standard Version (ASV)
4 Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
4 Listen to the word of the LORD, descendants of Jacob, all the families in the nation of Israel.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
4 Hear the word of the Lord, house of Jacob and all families of the house of Israel.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
4 People of Jacob, hear the LORD's message. Listen, all you tribes of Israel.

Jeremiah 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:4

Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the
families of the house of Israel.
] The Lord, by the prophet, having observed his great kindness to this people, what they were unto him, and what a regard he had for them, proceeds to upbraid them with their ingratitude, and requires an attention to what he was about to say; all are called upon, because, all were guilty. This respects the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and the several families in them. The ten tribes had been long carried captive.

Jeremiah 2:4 In-Context

2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown.
3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’ ” declares the LORD.
4 Hear the word of the LORD, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.
5 This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and utter darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
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