KJV ORIGINAL
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Don't be like your parents and grandparents, who ignored all the prophets God sent their way. The Lord was literally telling them, 'Please, turn away from the toxic stuff you're doing and the harmful choices you're making.' But they wouldn't listen — they just kept doing them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's saying don't repeat your family's mistakes — he's been trying to help this whole time.
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