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Jeremiah 6:10-20
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:10-20
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)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised
Jeremiah 6:10-20
New Living Translation
Jeremiah 6:10-20
New Living Translation
Judah’s Constant Rebellion
10 To whom can I give warning?
Who will listen when I speak?
Their ears are closed,
and they cannot hear.
They scorn the word of the Lord.
They don’t want to listen at all.
11 So now I am filled with the Lord’s fury.
Yes, I am tired of holding it in!
“I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets
and on gatherings of young men,
on husbands and wives
and on those who are old and gray.
12 Their homes will be turned over to their enemies,
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will raise my powerful fist
against the people of this land,”
says the Lord.
13 “From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
From prophets to priests,
they are all frauds.
14 They offer superficial treatments
for my people’s mortal wound.
They give assurances of peace
when there is no peace.
15 Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions?
Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!
Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.
They will be brought down when I punish them,”
says the Lord.
Judah Rejects the Lord’s Way
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
17 I posted watchmen over you who said,
‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’
But you replied,
‘No! We won’t pay attention!’
18 “Therefore, listen to this, all you nations.
Take note of my people’s situation.
19 Listen, all the earth!
I will bring disaster on my people.
It is the fruit of their own schemes,
because they refuse to listen to me.
They have rejected my word.
20 There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba.
Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!
I will not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”
Jeremiah 6:10-20
King James Version
Jeremiah 6:10-20
King James Version
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.
11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.
13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
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.
18 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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