Jeremiah 37:2
Good News Translation
But neither Zedekiah nor his officials nor the people obeyed the message which the LORD had given me.

New Revised Standard Version
But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

Contemporary English Version
But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the LORD had told me.

New American Bible
Neither he, nor his officials, nor the people of the land would listen to the words which the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

neither.

2 Kings 24:19,20 And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done. . . .

2 Chronicles 36:12-16 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God, and did not reverence the face of Jeremias the prophet speaking to him from the mouth of the Lord. . . .

Proverbs 29:12 A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.

Ezekiel 21:25 But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come that hath been appointed in the time of iniquity:

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.

the prophet.

Exodus 4:13 But he said: I beseech thee, Lord, send whom thou wilt send.

Leviticus 8:36 And Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses.

2 Samuel 10:2 And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Daas, as his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent his servants to comfort him for the death of his father. But when the servants of David were come into the land of the children of Ammon,

2 Samuel 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.

1 Kings 14:18 And they buried him. And all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahias, the prophet.

1 Kings 16:7 And when the word of the Lord came in the hand of Jehu, the son of Hanani, the prophet, against Baasa, and against his house, and against all the evil that he had done before the Lord, to provoke him to anger by the works of his hands, to become as the house of Jeroboam: for this cause he slew him; that is to say, Jehu, the son of Hanani, the prophet.

Proverbs 26:6 He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

Hosea 12:10 And I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.

Context
Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah
1Now king Sedecias the son of Josias reigned instead of Jechonias the son of Joakim: whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon made king in the land of Juda. 2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.3And king Sedecias sent Juchal the son of Selemias, and Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: Pray to the Lord our God for us.…
Cross References
2 Kings 24:19
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done.

2 Kings 24:20
For the Lord was angry against Jerusalem and against Juda, till he cast them out from his face: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:12
And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God, and did not reverence the face of Jeremias the prophet speaking to him from the mouth of the Lord.

Proverbs 29:12
A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.

Jeremiah 34:2
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Sedecias king of Juda, and say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Jeremiah 37:1
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