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Jeremiah 6:10

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6:10I answered,29

“Who would listen

if I spoke to them and warned them?30

Their ears are so closed31

that they cannot hear!

Indeed,32 what the Lord says is offensive to them.

They do not like it at all.33

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Footnotes

  1. 29 These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. 30 Or “To whom shall I speak? To whom shall I give warning? Who will listen?” Heb “Unto whom shall I speak and give warning that they may listen?”
  3. 31 Heb “are uncircumcised.”
  4. 32 Heb “Behold!”
  5. 33 Heb “They do not take pleasure in it.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To whom shall I speak and give warning,

that they may hear?

Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,

they cannot listen;

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

they take no pleasure in it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.