King James Version
Jeremiah 26:5 in the King James Version says “To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but y...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;”
Jeremiah 26:5 · KJV
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“To hearken”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“to the words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“unto you both rising up early”
H7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“To hearken”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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