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Jeremiah 6:9-21
New King James Version
Jeremiah 6:9-21
New King James Version
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel;
As a grape-gatherer, put your hand back into the branches.”
10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,
That they may hear?
Indeed their (A)ear is uncircumcised,
And they cannot give heed.
Behold, (B)the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.
11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord.
(C)I am weary of holding it in.
“I will pour it out (D)on the children outside,
And on the assembly of young men together;
For even the husband shall be taken with the wife,
The aged with him who is full of days.
12 And (E)their houses shall be turned over to others,
Fields and wives together;
For I will stretch out My hand
Against the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord.
13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is given to (F)covetousness;
And from the prophet even to the (G)priest,
Everyone deals falsely.
14 They have also (H)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(I)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
15 Were they (J)ashamed when they had committed abomination?
No! They were not at all ashamed;
Nor did they know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
At the time I punish them,
They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.
16 Thus says the Lord:
“Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the (K)old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find (L)rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 Also, I set (M)watchmen over you, saying,
(N)‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
18 Therefore hear, you nations,
And know, O congregation, what is among them.
19 (O)Hear, O earth!
Behold, I will certainly bring (P)calamity on this people—
(Q)The fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not heeded My words
Nor My law, but rejected it.
20 (R)For what purpose to Me
Comes frankincense (S)from Sheba,
And (T)sweet cane from a far country?
(U)Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”
21 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,
And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them.
The neighbor and his friend shall perish.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
- Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially
Jeremiah 6:9-21
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:9-21
New International Version
9 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Let them glean the remnant(A) of Israel
as thoroughly as a vine;
pass your hand over the branches again,
like one gathering grapes.”
10 To whom can I speak and give warning?
Who will listen(B) to me?
Their ears are closed[a](C)
so they cannot hear.(D)
The word(E) of the Lord is offensive to them;
they find no pleasure in it.
11 But I am full of the wrath(F) of the Lord,
and I cannot hold it in.(G)
“Pour it out on the children in the street
and on the young men(H) gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
and the old, those weighed down with years.(I)
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(J)
together with their fields and their wives,(K)
when I stretch out my hand(L)
against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
all(M) are greedy for gain;(N)
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.(O)
14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(P)
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.(Q)
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when I punish(R) them,”
says the Lord.
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,(S)
ask where the good way(T) is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest(U) for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen(V) over you and said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’(W)
But you said, ‘We will not listen.’(X)
18 Therefore hear, you nations;
you who are witnesses,
observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth:(Y)
I am bringing disaster(Z) on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,(AA)
because they have not listened to my words(AB)
and have rejected my law.(AC)
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(AD)
or sweet calamus(AE) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(AF)
your sacrifices(AG) do not please me.”(AH)
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble(AI) over them;
neighbors and friends will perish.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised
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