Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
To whom will I speak and give a warning so they'll listen? Look, their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. Look, this message from the LORD is contemptible to them; they don't delight in it.
New American Standard Bible
That they may hear?
Behold, their
And they cannot listen.
Behold,
They have no delight in it.
King 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.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken. Behold, the word of LORD has become to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;
They have no delight in it.
Bible in Basic English
To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
To whom shall I speak and testify, and they will hear? behold, their ear being uncircumcised, and they shall not be able to hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah was to them for a reproach; they will not delight in it
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are not circumcised, and they cannot listen. Behold, the Word of Jehovah is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But unto whom shall I speak, whom shall I warn, that he may take heed? Their ears are so uncircumcised, that they may not hear. Behold, they take the word of God but for a scorn, and have no lust thereto.
NET Bible
I answered, "Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.
New Heart English Bible
To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
The Emphasized Bible
Unto whom, can I speak - and bear witness, that they may hear? Lo! uncircumcised, is their ear, that they cannot attend, - Lo! the word of Yahweh, hath become to them a reproach, they take no delight therein.
Webster
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 to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
World English Bible
To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of Yahweh has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear is uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.
Themes
Circumcision » Illustrative of » Readiness to hear and obey
Delighting in God » Hypocrites » In heart despise
ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised
Message despised » Of the word of God
Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 6:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
9 This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Let them glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as they would the vine. Pass your hand over them like grape gatherers over the branches. 10 To whom will I speak and give a warning so they'll listen? Look, their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. Look, this message from the LORD is contemptible to them; they don't delight in it. 11 I'm full of the wrath of the LORD, and I'm tired of holding it back. Pour it out on the children in the street and on the groups of young men gathered together. Indeed, both husband and wife will be caught in it, the old and the very old.
Cross References
Acts 7:51
"You stubborn people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always opposing the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do.
Jeremiah 7:26
But they didn't listen to me, and they didn't pay attention. They stiffened their necks, and they did more evil than their ancestors.
Exodus 6:12
Then Moses said right in front of the LORD, "Look, the Israelis didn't listen to me, so how will Pharaoh? I'm not a persuasive speaker."
Isaiah 53:1
"Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet to this day, the LORD hasn't given you a heart that understands, eyes that perceive, and ears that discern.
2 Chronicles 36:15-16
The LORD God of their ancestors pleaded with them time and again through his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on the place of his residence,
Psalm 1:2
But he delights in the LORD's instruction, and meditates in his instruction day and night.
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do your will, my God. Your Law is part of my inner being."
Psalm 119:16
I am delighted with your statutes; I will not forget your word. Gimmel
Psalm 119:24
I take joy in your decrees, for they are my counselors. Daleth
Psalm 119:35
Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.
Psalm 119:70
Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction.
Psalm 119:77
May your mercies come to me that I may live, for your instruction is my delight.
Psalm 119:174
I am longing for your deliverance, LORD, and your instruction is my joy.
Isaiah 6:9-10
"Go!" he responded. "Tell this people: ""Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
Isaiah 28:9-13
To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? To children just weaned from milk? To those just taken from the breast?
Isaiah 42:23-25
"Who among you will listen, and pay attention, and listen for the time to come?"
Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD and remove the foreskin of your heart, you men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem, or else my wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out, because of your evil deeds."
Jeremiah 5:4-5
Then I said, "These are only the poor, they're foolish, for they don't know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God.
Jeremiah 20:8-9
Indeed, as often as I speak, I cry out, and shout, "Violence and destruction!" For this message from the LORD has caused me constant reproach and derision.
Ezekiel 3:18-21
"So when I say to a wicked person, "You're about to die,' if you don't warn or instruct that wicked person that his behavior is wicked so he can live, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I'll hold you responsible for his death.
Ezekiel 33:3
and if he notices that violence is approaching and sounds an alarm to warn the people,
Ezekiel 33:9
However, if you warn the wicked to turn from his behavior and he does not do so, he will die in his guilt, and you will have saved yourself."
Amos 7:10
So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say,
Matthew 3:7
But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Luke 11:45
Then one of the experts in the Law told him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us, too."
Luke 20:19
When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil.
John 9:40
Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, "We aren't blind, too, are we?"
Acts 7:60
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being,
Colossians 1:28
It is he whom we proclaim as we admonish and wisely teach everyone, so that we may present everyone mature in the Messiah.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when people will not tolerate healthy doctrine, but with itching ears will surround themselves with teachers who cater to their people's own desires.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.