Jeremiah 35:15

Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Judah through Jeremiah, using the Rechabites' strict obedience to their ancestor's command as a direct contrast to the nation's refusal to heed prophetic warnings. This exchange occurs during a prophetic sign-act meant to expose Judah's deliberate disobedience.

The words — הַשְּׁכֵים (hash.Keim) and שָׁלֹחַ (sha.Lo.ach) combine to form "rising early and sending," literally describing God's repeated, proactive dispatch of His prophets to the people.

The thread — The repeated pattern of God sending prophets to call for repentance and land inheritance runs through Jeremiah 18:11, Jeremiah 25:5, and Ezekiel 18:30.

Why it lands — The text records a historical refusal to listen that demands immediate attention to divine instruction, using the Rechabites' compliance to measure Judah's specific failure.

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The Hebrew words

וָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva./'esh.Lachand/ I sent אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם'a.lei./Khemto/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all עֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.Da/iservants/ my הַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀ha./ne.vi.'Imthe/ prophets הַשְׁכֵּ֣יםhash.Keimrising early וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ve./sha.Lo.achand/ sending לֵאמֹ֡רle./Mor<to>/ saying שֻׁבוּ־shu.vu-turn back נָ֡אna'please אִישׁ֩'isheveryone מִדַּרְכּ֨וֹmi./dar.K/ofrom/ way/ his הָרָעָ֜הha./ra.'Ah<the>/ evil וְהֵיטִ֣יבוּve./hei.Ti.vuand/ make good מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םma.'a.lei./Khemdeeds/ your וְאַל־ve./'al-and/ may not תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּte.le.Khuyou walk אַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.Reiafter אֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.Himgods אֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.Rimother לְעָבְדָ֔םle./'a.ve.Da/mto/ serve/ them וּשְׁבוּ֙u./she.Vuand/ dwell אֶל־'el-to הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha./'a.da.Mahthe/ land אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI gaveלָכֶ֖םla./Khemto/ youוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םve./la./'a.vo.tei./Khemand/ to/ ancestors/ your וְלֹ֤אve./Lo'and/ not הִטִּיתֶם֙hi.ti.Temyou inclined אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>אָזְנְכֶ֔ם'a.ze.ne./Khemear/ your וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.Temyou listened אֵלָֽי׃'e.La/ito/ me

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 18:11 Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
Jeremiah 25:5 The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Jeremiah 7:3 Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
Jeremiah 17:20 Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
Hosea 14:1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
Isaiah 1:16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
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 22:4 For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’