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Jeremiah 6:18

Judgment

16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

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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.

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BSB
Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
KJV
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
WEB
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
ASV
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
DARBY
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O assembly, what is among them.
BLB
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what [is] among them.
ÅB
Derfor hør, dere hedningefolk, og vit, du menighet, hva som skjer iblant dem!
OTB
Derfor hør, dere nasjoner, og forstå, dere forsamling, hva som er blant dem.
B1930
Derfor hør, I hedningefolk, og vit, du menighet, hvad som skjer iblandt dem!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 50:4–6

    He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

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  • Micah 6:5

    O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 5:3

    And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

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  • Jeremiah 4:10

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:24–28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

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  • Jeremiah 31:10

    Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

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