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Jeremiah 6:8

Jerusalem
Judgment

6 For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

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.

10 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.

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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
Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
KJV
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
WEB
Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”
ASV
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
DARBY
Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
BLB
Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest My soul should separate from you, lest I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited.”
ÅB
La deg advare, Jerusalem, så ikke min sjel skal vende seg fra deg, så jeg ikke skal gjøre deg til en ørken, til et ubygget land!
OTB
Bli advart, Jerusalem, ellers vil jeg vende meg bort fra deg og gjøre ditt land øde, ubebodd.
B1930
La dig advare, Jerusalem, så ikke min sjel skal vende sig fra dig, så jeg ikke skal gjøre dig til en ørken, til et ubygget land!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 23:18

    So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.

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  • Hosea 9:12

    Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

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  • Jeremiah 17:23

    But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

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  • Jeremiah 35:13–15

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

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  • Zephaniah 3:7

    I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

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  • Psalms 50:17

    Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

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  • Jeremiah 32:33

    And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

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  • Psalms 2:10

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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