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Jeremiah 6:10-21
New International Reader's Version
Jeremiah 6:10-21
New International Reader's Version
10 Who can I speak to? Who can I warn?
Who will even listen to me?
Their ears are closed
so they can’t hear.
The Lord’s message displeases them.
They don’t take any delight in it.
11 But the Lord’s anger burns inside me.
I can no longer hold it in.
The Lord says to me, “Pour out my anger on the children in the street.
Pour it out on the young men who are gathered together.
Husband and wife alike will be caught in it.
So will those who are very old.
12 I will reach out my hand
against those who live in the land,”
announces the Lord.
“Then their houses will be turned over to others.
So will their fields and their wives.
13 Everyone wants to get richer and richer,
from the least important of them to the most important.
Prophets and priests alike
try to fool everyone they can.
14 They bandage the wounds of my people
as if they were not very deep.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say.
But there isn’t any peace.
15 Are they ashamed of their hateful actions?
No. They do not feel any shame at all.
They do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall like others who have already fallen.
They will be brought down when I punish them,”
says the Lord.
16 The Lord tells the people of Judah,
“Stand where the roads cross, and look around.
Ask where the old paths are.
Ask for the good path, and walk on it.
Then your hearts will find rest in me.
But you said, ‘We won’t walk on it.’
17 I appointed prophets to warn you. I said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpets!’
But you said, ‘We won’t listen.’
18 So pay attention, you nations.
You are witnesses for me.
Watch what will happen to my people.
19 Earth, pay attention.
I am going to bring trouble on them.
I will punish them because of the evil things they have done.
They have not listened to my words.
They have said no to my law.
20 What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba?
Why should I bother with sweet-smelling cane from a land far away?
I do not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices do not please me.”
21 So the Lord says,
“I will bring an army against the people of Judah.
Parents and children alike will trip and fall.
Neighbors and friends will die.”
Jeremiah 6:10-21
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:10-21
New International Version
10 To whom can I speak and give warning?
Who will listen(A) to me?
Their ears are closed[a](B)
so they cannot hear.(C)
The word(D) of the Lord is offensive to them;
they find no pleasure in it.
11 But I am full of the wrath(E) of the Lord,
and I cannot hold it in.(F)
“Pour it out on the children in the street
and on the young men(G) gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
and the old, those weighed down with years.(H)
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(I)
together with their fields and their wives,(J)
when I stretch out my hand(K)
against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
all(L) are greedy for gain;(M)
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.(N)
14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(O)
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.(P)
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish(Q) them,”
says the Lord.
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,(R)
ask where the good way(S) is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest(T) for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen(U) over you and said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’(V)
But you said, ‘We will not listen.’(W)
18 Therefore hear, you nations;
you who are witnesses,
observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth:(X)
I am bringing disaster(Y) on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,(Z)
because they have not listened to my words(AA)
and have rejected my law.(AB)
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(AC)
or sweet calamus(AD) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(AE)
your sacrifices(AF) do not please me.”(AG)
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble(AH) over them;
neighbors and friends will perish.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised
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