Jeremiah 6:17 “I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the r…”

Jeremiah 6:17

I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

World English Bible

I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’

American Standard Version

And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also I set watchmen ouer you, which said, Take heede to the sound of the trumpet: but they said, We will not take heede.

Darby Translation

Also I have set watchmen over you: — Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'

Bible in Basic English

And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.

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Cross references

“I”

Jeremiah 25:4 Isaiah 21:11 Isaiah 56:10 Habakkuk 2:1 Ezekiel 3:17–21 Ezekiel 33:2–9

Jeremiah 25:4 · BSB

And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.

Isaiah 21:11 · BSB

This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”

Isaiah 56:10 · BSB

Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Habakkuk 2:1 · BSB

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Ezekiel 3:17–21 · BSB

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

Ezekiel 33:2–9 · BSB

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

“Hearken”

Isaiah 58:1 Hosea 8:1 Amos 3:6–8

Isaiah 58:1 · BSB

“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Hosea 8:1 · BSB

Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.

Amos 3:6–8 · BSB

If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

“We”

Zechariah 7:11

Zechariah 7:11 · BSB

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

18Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.

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