# The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, "Listen

This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md). AT: "This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said, 'Listen" or "This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah: 'Listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the inhabitants of Jerusalem

"the people who live in Jerusalem"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeremiah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]