Jeremiah 35:15
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
שָׁמַע
you listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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נָא
please
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נָא
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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עֶבֶד
servants/ my
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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שׁוּב
turn back
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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שָׁכַם
rising early
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שָׁכַם
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
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נָתַן
I gave
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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הָלַךְ
you walk
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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מַעֲלָל
deeds/ your
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מַעֲלָל
an act (good or bad)
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