Jeremiah 25:4

Over and over again ¹  the Lord has sent ²  his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention. ³ 

2Ch 36:15,16; Jer 7:24-26; Jer 7:25; Jer 11:7; Jer 11:8-10; Jer 13:10,11; Jer 16:12; Jer 17:23; Jer 18:12; Jer 19:15; Jer 22:21; Jer 25:3,7; Jer 26:5; Jer 29:19; Jer 32:33; Jer 35:14,15; Jer 36:31; Jer 44:4,5; Zec 7:11,12; Ac 7:51,52; Heb 12:25

¹ tn For the idiom involved here see the notes at 7:13 and 11:7.

² tn The vav consecutive with the perfect in a past narrative is a little unusual. Here it is probably indicating repeated action in past time in keeping with the idiom that precedes and follows it. See GKC 332 §112.f for other possible examples.

³ tn Heb “inclined your ear to hear.” This is idiomatic for “paying attention.” It is often parallel with “listen” as here or with “pay attention” (see, e.g., Prov 4:20; 51:1).