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2 Chronicles 24:19
Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes God’s response to the people of Judah immediately after they abandoned the temple and worshipped Asherah poles and idols. God acts by sending prophets to call the people back, but the people refuse to heed the message.
The words — נְבִאִ֔ים (ne.vi.'im) means "prophets," and הֶאֱזִֽינוּ (he'e.zi.nu) translates to "they gave ear" or "they listened." The text states that God sent these messengers to testify against the people, yet they actively refused to listen.
The thread — This pattern of repeated divine warning through messengers met with refusal appears in 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Chronicles 36:15, and Nehemiah 9:26. Each passage records God sending prophets to call His people back, only for them to rebel or ignore the warning.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that God provides clear warning through appointed messengers before judgment. It requires the reader to acknowledge that refusal to listen to divine testimony carries direct consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 17:13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
- 2 Chronicles 36:15 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
- Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Psalms 95:7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Isaiah 28:23 Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
- Isaiah 42:23 Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen and obey hereafter?
- Isaiah 51:4 Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.
- Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- Jeremiah 7:25 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.
- Jeremiah 25:4 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.