Jeremiah 6:10
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.
Jeremiah 6:10 in other translations
| BSB | To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. |
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| WEB | To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, the LORD’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it. |
| ASV | To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. |
| YLT | To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear is uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it. |
| DARBY | To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. |
| BBE | To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it. |
| Webster | 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 to them a reproach; they have no delight in it. |
What does Jeremiah 6:10 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 6:9-17
When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. They were set upon the world, and wholly carried away by the love of it. If we judge of this sin by God's word, we find multitudes in every station and rank given up to it. Those are to be reckoned our worst and most dangerous enemies, who flatter us in a sinful way. Oh that men would be wise for their souls! Ask for the…
Jeremiah 6:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 6:10
- Acts 7:51
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- Jeremiah 7:26
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
- Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- John 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- Exodus 6:12
And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
- Isaiah 53:1
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
- John 9:40
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
- Acts 7:60
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Amos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
- Psalms 119:35
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
- Ezekiel 33:9
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
- Psalms 119:70
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:4,5; Isa 28:9-13; 53:1
give.
Eze 3:18-21; 33:3,9; Mt 3:7; Col 1:28; Heb 11:7
their ear.
4:4; 7:26; Ex 6:12; De 29:4; Isa 6:9,10; 42:23-25; Ac 7:51,60
the word.
20:8,9; 2Ch 36:15,16; Am 7:10; Lu 11:45; 20:19; Joh 7:7; 9:40
2Ti 4:3
delight.
Ps 1:2; 40:8; 119:16,24,35,70,77,174; Ro 7:22
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Context
- Jeremiah 6:9
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
- Jeremiah 6:10
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.
- Jeremiah 6:11
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.
Jeremiah 6:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿A quién tengo de hablar y amonestar, para que oigan? He aquí que sus orejas son incircuncisas, y no pueden escuchar; he aquí que la palabra de Jehová les es cosa vergonzosa, no la aman. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | À qui parlerai-je, et qui avertirai-je, pour qu’ils entendent? Voici, leur oreille est incirconcise, et ils ne peuvent prêter attention; voici, la parole de l’ Éternel est en opprobre parmi eux, ils n’y trouvent point de plaisir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Zu wem soll ich reden und wem Zeugnis ablegen, daß sie hören? Siehe, ihr Ohr ist unbeschnitten, und sie können nicht aufmerken; siehe, das Wort Jehovas ist ihnen zum Hohn geworden, sie haben keine Lust daran. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui loquar, et quem contestabor ut audiat? ecce incircumcisæ aures eorum, et audire non possunt: ecce verbum Domini factum est eis in opprobrium, et non suscipient illud. |