Jeremiah 35:15

“And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, ‘Turn back, please, each one from his evil way, and make good your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them; and you will live on the land that I gave to you and to your fathers’; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to me.”
Jeremiah 35:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And I have sentוָאֶשְׁלַחto youאֲלֵיכֶםallאֶת כָּלmy servantsעֲבָדַיthe prophets,הַנְּבִאִיםrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּיםand sending,וְשָׁלֹחַsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Turn back,שֻׁבוּplease,נָאeach oneאִישׁfrom his evilהָרָעָהway,מִדַּרְכּוֹand make goodוְהֵיטִיבוּyour deeds,מַעַלְלֵיכֶםand do notוְאַלgoתֵּלְכוּafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםto serve them;לְעָבְדָםand you will liveוּשְׁבוּon the landאֶל הָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto youלָכֶםand to your fathers’;וְלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶםbut you have notוְלֹאinclinedהִטִּיתֶםyour earאֶת אָזְנְכֶםorוְלֹאlistenedשְׁמַעְתֶּםto me.אֵלָי

Jeremiah 35:15, word by word

And I have sentאֶשְׁלַחeshlach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “eshlach” appears

my servantsעֲבָדַavada

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avada” appears

the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “neviim” appears

rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּיםhashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “hashkem” appears

sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “mor” appears

‘Turn backשֻׁבוּshuvu

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

Where else “shuvu” appears

each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears

from his evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears

wayדַּרְכּdark

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “dark” appears

and make goodהֵיטִיבוּhetivu

do good

To act rightly, or mend one's ways.

Where else “hetivu” appears

your deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle

deeds, doings

Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.

Where else “maalle” appears

goתֵּלְכוּtelchu

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

Where else “telchu” appears

otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acherim” appears

godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohim” appears

to serve themעָבְדָavda

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “avda” appears

and you will liveשְׁבוּshevu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “shevu” appears

on the landאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

Where else “adama” appears

I gaveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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and to your fathers’אֲבֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears

inclinedהִטִּיתֶםhititem

incline

To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.

Where else “hititem” appears

your earאָזְנְazn

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azn” appears

listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shematem” appears

The context

14The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine; and they have not drunk to this day, for they have obeyed the commandment of their father. But I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

15 · This verse (above)

16For the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the commandment that their father commanded them, but this people has not listened to me.

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