Jeremiah 29:19 (YLT)

Passage

Because that they have not hearkened unto My words--an affirmation of Jehovah--that I sent unto them by My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye hearkened not--an affirmation of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:17 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Lo, I am sending among them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I have given them up as figs that <FI>are<Fi> vile, that are not eaten for badness.

Jeremiah 29:18 And I have pursued after them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have given them for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them,

Jeremiah 29:19 Because that they have not hearkened unto My words--an affirmation of Jehovah--that I sent unto them by My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye hearkened not--an affirmation of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 29:20 `And ye, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon,

Jeremiah 29:21 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in My name falsehood: Lo, I am giving them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he hath smitten them before your eyes,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearkened", "words--an", "affirmation", "jehovah--that", "sent", "servants", "prophets", and "rising". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearkened" and "words--an", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And I have pursued after them with..." into verse 20's "And ye hear ye a word of...", so "hearkened" and "words--an" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hearkened" and "words--an" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.