Jeremiah 6:17
World English Bible (WEB)
I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’
In context
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. When I visit them, they will be cast down,” says the LORD.
16 The LORD says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’
18 Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
19 Hear, earth! Behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Jeremiah 6:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘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.
- 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!’
- 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.