Jeremiah 6:17

Jerusalem’s Final Warning · Jeremiah 6:1–21
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Translations

Modern
I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
Traditional
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Literal
And I set over you watchmen: ‘Listen to the voice of the shofar!’ And they said, ‘We will not listen.’
Latin
Et constitui super vos speculatores: Audite vocem tubæ. Et dixerunt: Non audiemus.

Original

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

Notes

Prophets served as the Lord's watchmen (Jeremiah 25:4; Isaiah 58:1; Ezekiel 3:17).

The Lord urged the people to repent and warned them about the terrible consequences if they did not.

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Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Watchman

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