Jeremiah 6:10

8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

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.

11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.

12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith 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

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

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  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

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  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

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  • Exodus 6:12

    And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

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  • Isaiah 53:1

    Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

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  • John 9:40

    And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

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  • Acts 7:60

    And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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