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Jeremiah 6:17

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6:17The Lord said,46

“I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you,47 saying:

‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’ ”48

But they said, “We will not pay attention!”

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Footnotes

  1. 46 These words are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16–17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.
  2. 47 Heb “I appointed watchmen over you.”
  3. 48 Heb “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet.” The word “warning” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I set watchmen over you, saying,

‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’

But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I appointed watchmen over you and said,

‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’

But you said, ‘We will not listen.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I appointed watchmen over you

and said, “Listen for the sound of the trumpet.”

But they protested, “We won’t listen!”

NLTNew Living Translation

I posted watchmen over you who said,

‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’

But you replied,

‘No! We won’t pay attention!’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I raised up watchmen over you:

‘Listen attentively to the sound of a horn.’

But they said, ‘We will not listen attentively.’

KJV 1900King James Version

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.