Jeremiah 6:10
8 Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
9 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
11 But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
12 Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
- KJV
- To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
- WEB
- To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, the LORD’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
- ASV
- To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
- DARBY
- To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
- BLB
- To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear [is] uncircumcised, and they are not able to hear. Behold, the word of YHWH is a reproach to them—they do not take delight in it!
- ÅB
- Hvem skal jeg tale og vitne for, så de hører? Se, deres øre er uomskåret, så de ikke kan gi akt; se, Herrens ord er blitt til spott blant dem, de liker det ikke;
- OTB
- Hvem kan jeg tale til og advare, så de kan høre? Deres ører er lukket, og de kan ikke lytte. Herrens ord er støtende for dem; de finner ingen glede i det.
- B1930
- Hvem skal jeg tale og vidne for, så de hører? Se, deres øre er uomskåret, så de ikke kan gi akt; se, Herrens ord er blitt til spott blandt dem, de liker det ikke;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:26
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
Read in contextHebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Read in contextJohn 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
Read in contextExodus 6:12
But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
Read in contextIsaiah 53:1
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Read in contextJohn 9:40
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
Read in contextActs 7:60
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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