Yeremia 6:10

6:10 I answered, ¹ 

“Who would listen

if I spoke to them and warned them? ² 

Their ears are so closed ³ 

that they cannot hear!

Indeed, ⁴  what the Lord says is offensive to them.

They do not like it at all. ⁵ 

Yeremia 6:17

6:17 The Lord said, ⁶ 

“I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, ⁷  saying:

‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’” ⁸ 

But they said, “We will not pay attention!”

Yeremia 6:19

6:19 Hear this, you peoples of the earth: ⁹ 

‘Take note! ¹⁰  I am about to bring disaster on these people.

It will come as punishment for their scheming. ¹¹ 

For they have paid no attention to what I have said, ¹² 

and they have rejected my law.

[6:10]  ¹ tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[6:10]  ² tn Or “To whom shall I speak? To whom shall I give warning? Who will listen?” Heb “Unto whom shall I speak and give warning that they may listen?”

[6:10]  ³ tn Heb “are uncircumcised.”

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “Behold!”

[6:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “They do not take pleasure in it.”

[6:17]  ⁶ tn These words are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

[6:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “I appointed watchmen over you.”

[6:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet.” The word “warning” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[6:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “earth.”

[6:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Behold!”

[6:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “disaster on these people, the fruit of their schemes.”

[6:19]  ¹² tn Heb “my word.”