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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to Judah through Jeremiah, addressing the nation during the temple sermon where He recounts their historical rebellion. The declaration marks the point where God contrasts His long history of warnings with their continued refusal to listen.

The words — The term עַ֖ד ('ad) translates to "until," establishing the continuous timeframe of prophetic sending. The phrase מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ (me./'E.retz) means "from/ [the] land of," anchoring the timeline to the Exodus event.

The thread — This pattern of repeated prophetic warning appears in 2 Chronicles 36:15, Jeremiah 25:4, and Nehemiah 9:26, all highlighting God’s persistent outreach through messengers before judgment.

Why it lands — The text states that God sent prophets repeatedly from the Exodus onward without success. It requires the reader to acknowledge that persistent refusal to listen leaves no excuse for rebellion and precedes inevitable judgment.

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The Hebrew words

לְמִן־le./min-<to>/ from הַיּ֗וֹםhai./Yomthe/ day אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhen יָצְא֤וּya.tze.'Uthey came out אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei./Khemancestors/ your מֵאֶ֣רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt עַ֖ד'aduntil הַיּ֣וֹםhai./Yomthe/ day הַזֶּ֑הha./Zeh<the>/ this וָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva./'esh.Lachand/ I sent אֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei./Khemto/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all עֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.Da/iservants/ my הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha./ne.vi.'Imthe/ prophets י֖וֹםYomday הַשְׁכֵּ֥םhash.Kemrising early וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ve./sha.Lo.achand/ sending

King James Version

Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

Cross-references

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.
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.
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.
Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,
Ezekiel 2:3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
Matthew 21:34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
Luke 20:10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
Deuteronomy 9:21 And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.
1 Samuel 8:7 And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.