Jeremiah 26:4

And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh commands Jeremiah to deliver a conditional warning to the people of Judah, positioning the message within a prophetic appeal to turn from evil and avert impending disaster.

The words — The Hebrew תִשְׁמְעוּ (tish.me'u) literally means "you will listen," combined with אִם (im) for "if," which establishes the explicit conditional structure of the warning.

The thread — This stipulation mirrors the covenant warnings in 1 Kings 9:6 and the prophetic summons to heed divine instruction found in Isaiah 1:20 and Jeremiah 44:10.

Why it lands — The verse plainly sets obedience to the law as the required response, making continued walking in that law the explicit condition for the people's survival.

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The Hebrew words

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve./'a.mar.Taand/ you will say אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei./Hemto/ them כֹּ֖הkohthus אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh אִם־'im-if לֹ֤אlo'not תִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'Uyou will listen אֵלַ֔י'e.La/ito/ me לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la./Le.khetto/ walk בְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe./To.ra.T/iin/ law/ my אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI have set לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃li/f.nei./Khem<to>/ before/ you

King James Version

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,

Cross-references

1 Kings 9:6 But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
Isaiah 1:20 But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Jeremiah 44:10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
Leviticus 26:14 If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
Deuteronomy 4:8 And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
Deuteronomy 4:44 This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 11:32 be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.
Deuteronomy 28:15 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Deuteronomy 29:18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.