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Jeremia 6:18

Listen to Jeremia 6:18
18 Daarom hoort, gij heidenen! en verneem, o gij vergadering! wat onder hen is.

Jeremia 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:18

Therefore hear, ye nations
Since the Jews refused to hearken to the word of the Lord, the Gentiles are called upon to hear it, as in ( Acts 13:45 Acts 13:46 ) , this is a rebuke to the Jews, that the Gentiles would hear, when they would not: and know, O congregation;
either of Israel, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it; or of the nations of the world, the multitude of them; or the church of God in the midst of them: what is among them;
among the Jews: either what evil is among them; what sins and transgressions are committed by them; which were the cause of the Lord's threatening them with sore judgments, and bringing them upon them; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret the words; to which agrees the Targum,

``and let the congregation of Israel know their sins;''
or the punishments the Lord inflicted on them: so the Vulgate Latin version, "and know, O congregation, what I will do unto them"; which sense is confirmed by what follows:
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Jeremia 6:18 In-Context

16 Zo zegt de HEERE: Staat op de wegen, en ziet toe, en vraagt naar de oude paden, waar toch de goede weg zij, en wandelt daarin; zo zult gij rust vinden voor uw ziel; maar zij zeggen: Wij zullen daarin niet wandelen.
17 Ik heb ook wachters over ulieden gesteld, zeggende: Luistert naar het geluid der bazuin; maar zij zeggen: Wij zullen niet luisteren.
18 Daarom hoort, gij heidenen! en verneem, o gij vergadering! wat onder hen is.
19 Hoor toe, gij aarde! Zie, Ik zal een kwaad brengen over dit volk, de vrucht hunner gedachten; want zij merken niet op Mijn woorden, en Mijn wet verwerpen zij.
20 Waartoe zal dan de wierook voor Mij uit Scheba komen, en de beste kalmus uit verren lande? Uw brandofferen zijn Mij niet behagelijk, en uw slachtofferen zijn Mij niet zoet.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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