Jeremiah 6:17

17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’

Jeremiah 6:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
ESV
17 I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.'
NLT
17 I posted watchmen over you who said, ‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’ But you replied, ‘No! We won’t pay attention!’
MSG
17 I even provided watchmen for them to warn them, to set off the alarm. But the people said, 'It's a false alarm. It doesn't concern us.'
CSB
17 I appointed watchmen over you [and said:] Listen for the sound of the ram's horn. But they protested: We won't listen!

Jeremiah 6:17 In-Context

15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD.
16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’
18 Therefore hear, you nations; you who are witnesses, observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Isaiah 52:8; Ezekiel 3:17
  • 2. S Exodus 20:18
  • 3. Jeremiah 11:7-8; Jeremiah 25:4; Ezekiel 33:4; Zechariah 1:4
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