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Jeremiah 6:10

10  qTo whom shall I speak and give warning,

that they may hear?

rBehold, their ears are uncircumcised,

sthey cannot listen;

behold, tthe word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;

they take no pleasure in it.

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Jeremiah 6:10 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 To whom can I speak and give warning?

Who will listen to me?

Their ears are closed

so they cannot hear.

The word of the Lord is offensive to them;

they find no pleasure in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 To whom can I give warning?

Who will listen when I speak?

Their ears are closed,

and they cannot hear.

They scorn the word of the Lord.

They don’t want to listen at all.

Jeremiah 6:10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,

That they may hear?

Indeed their ear is uncircumcised,

And they cannot give heed.

Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;

They have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 To whom can I speak? Whom can I warn?

Who will listen to me?

The people of Israel have closed ears,

so they cannot hear my warnings.

They don’t like the word of the Lord;

they don’t want to listen to it!

Jeremiah 6:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 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.

Jeremiah 6:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 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.

Jeremiah 6:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Whom can I speak to? 

Whom can I give a warning to? 

Who will listen? 

Their ears are plugged, 

and they aren’t able to pay attention. 

When the Lord speaks his word to them, 

they show contempt for it and object to it. 

Jeremiah 6:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Who can I speak to and give such a warning

that they will listen?

Look, their ear is uncircumcised,

so they cannot pay attention.

See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—

they find no pleasure in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,

that they may hear?

See, their ears are closed,

they cannot listen.

The word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;

they take no pleasure in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 To whom shall I speak and admonish,

that they may hear?

Look, their ears are closed,

and they are not able to listen attentively.

Look, the word of Yahweh is to them an object of scorn,

they do not delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 Who can I speak to? Who can I warn?

Who will even listen to me?

Their ears are closed

so they can’t hear.

The Lord’s message displeases them.

They don’t take any delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 To whom shall I speak and give warning

That they may hear?

Behold, their ears are closed

And they cannot listen.

Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them;

They have no delight in it.


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