Statements like "Ye have not hearkened unto Me, saith the Lord" (Jer. 25:7) are common in the prophets. Effectively God means 'You have not listened to My word spoken by the prophets'.
Kwa sababu hii upo muungano ulio karibu sanan kati ya Mungu na neno lake: kama usambamba wa Zaburi 29: 8 ni mmoja:"Sauti ya Bwana yalitetemesha jangwani; Bwana alitetemesha jangwa la Kadeshi".Taarifa kama"ninyi hamkunisikiliza, asema Bwana"(Yer. 25: 7) ni ya kawaida katika manabii.