Jeremiah 6:17
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
In context
15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.
16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
18 Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Jeremiah 6:17 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
- KJV King James Version
- Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
- WEB World English Bible
- I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Also I have set watchmen over you: — Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Also I set watchmen over you, saying , Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.