4 Say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you,
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
4 You shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you,
4 "Say to them, 'This is God's Message: If you refuse to listen to me and live by my teaching that I've revealed so plainly to you,
4 And you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: "If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you,
4 "Say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: If you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given you,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 26:4
Commentary on Jeremiah 26:1-6
(Read Jeremiah 26:1-6)
God's ambassadors must not seek to please men, or to save themselves from harm. See how God waits to be gracious. If they persisted in disobedience, it would ruin their city and temple. Can any thing else be expected? Those who will not be subject to the commands of God, make themselves subject to the curse of God.