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Jeremiah 6:18
So then, give ear, you nations, and ••• Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.
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Parallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore listen, you nationsand you witnesses,learn what the charge is against them.
Therefore listen, you nationsand you witnesses,learn what the charge is against them.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
King James Version
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
English Standard Version
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore hear, you nations, And know, you congregation, what is among them.
"Therefore hear, you nations, And know, you congregation, what is among them.
New Century Version
So listen, all you nations, and pay attention, you witnesses. Watch what I will do to the people of Judah.
So listen, all you nations, and pay attention, you witnesses. Watch what I will do to the people of Judah.
Amplified Bible
"Therefore hear, O [Gentile] nations, And see, O congregation, what [vengeful act] is to be done to them.
"Therefore hear, O [Gentile] nations, And see, O congregation, what [vengeful act] is to be done to them.
World English Bible
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare therefore, yee Gentiles, and thou Congregation knowe, what is among them.
Heare therefore, yee Gentiles, and thou Congregation knowe, what is among them.
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore hear, O nations,And know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, O nations,And know, O congregation, what is among them.
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
Contemporary English Version
So I tell all nations on earth, "Watch what I will do!
So I tell all nations on earth, "Watch what I will do!
Complete Jewish Bible
So hear, you nations; know, you assembly, what there is against them.
So hear, you nations; know, you assembly, what there is against them.
Darby Translation
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O assembly, what is among them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O assembly, what is among them.
Easy-to-Read Version
So listen, all you nations, and pay attention, you people in those countries.
So listen, all you nations, and pay attention, you people in those countries.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, the deceit that is among them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, the deceit that is among them.
Good News Translation
So the Lord said, "Listen, you nations, and learn what is going to happen to my people.
So the Lord said, "Listen, you nations, and learn what is going to happen to my people.
Lexham English Bible
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O community, what will happen to them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O community, what will happen to them.
Literal Translation
So hear, O nations, and know, O assembly, that which is coming on them.
So hear, O nations, and know, O assembly, that which is coming on them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heare therfore ye Gentiles, and thou congregacion shalt knowe, what I haue deuysed for them.
Heare therfore ye Gentiles, and thou congregacion shalt knowe, what I haue deuysed for them.
American Standard Version
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is against them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is against them.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore heare ye nations, and know, O Congregation what is among them.
Therefore heare ye nations, and know, O Congregation what is among them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heare therefore ye gentiles, and thou congregation shalt know what I haue deuised for them.
Heare therefore ye gentiles, and thou congregation shalt know what I haue deuised for them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.
Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.
English Revised Version
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor, hethene men, here ye, and, thou congregacioun, knowe, hou grete thingis Y schal do to hem.
Therfor, hethene men, here ye, and, thou congregacioun, knowe, hou grete thingis Y schal do to hem.
Update Bible Version
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what [is] among them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what [is] among them.
New English Translation
So the Lord said, "Hear, you nations! Be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people.
So the Lord said, "Hear, you nations! Be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people.
New King James Version
Therefore hear, you nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them.
Therefore hear, you nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them.
New Living Translation
"Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. Take note of my people's situation.
"Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. Take note of my people's situation.
New Life Bible
So hear, O nations, and know, O people, what will happen to them.
So hear, O nations, and know, O people, what will happen to them.
New Revised Standard
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore, hear O ye nations, - And take knowledge O assembly, Of that which befalleth them:
Therefore, hear O ye nations, - And take knowledge O assembly, Of that which befalleth them:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what great things I will do to them.
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what great things I will do to them.
Revised Standard Version
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Young's Literal Translation
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which [is] upon them.
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which [is] upon them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore hear, O nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them.
"Therefore hear, O nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them.
Contextual Overview
18 So then, give ear, you nations, and â¢â¢â¢ Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. 19 Give ear, O earth: see, I will make evil come on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not given attention to my words, and they would have nothing to do with my law. 20 To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me. 21 For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction. 22 The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth. 23 Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion. 24 The news of it has come to our ears; our hands have become feeble: trouble has come on us and pain, like the pain of a woman in childbirth. 25 Go not out into the field or by the way; for there is the sword of the attacker, and fear on every side. 26 O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly. 27 I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
hear: Jeremiah 4:10, Jeremiah 31:10, Deuteronomy 29:24-28, Psalms 50:4-6, Isaiah 5:3, Micah 6:5
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 4:16 - ye Jeremiah 50:2 - Declare
Cross-References
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
Genesis 6:16
You are to put a window in the ark, a cubit from the roof, and a door in the side of it, and you are to make it with a lower and second and third floors.
You are to put a window in the ark, a cubit from the roof, and a door in the side of it, and you are to make it with a lower and second and third floors.
Genesis 7:1
And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.
And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.
Genesis 7:7
And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.
And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.
Genesis 7:13
On the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;
On the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;
Genesis 17:4
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
Genesis 17:7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Genesis 17:21
But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.
Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore hear, ye nations,.... Since the Jews refused to hearken to the word of the Lord, the Gentiles are called upon to hear it, as in Acts 13:45, this is a rebuke to the Jews, that the Gentiles would hear, when they would not:
and know, O congregation; either of Israel, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it; or of the nations of the world, the multitude of them; or the church of God in the midst of them:
what is among them; among the Jews: either what evil is among them; what sins and transgressions are committed by them; which were the cause of the Lord's threatening them with sore judgments, and bringing them upon them; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret the words; to which agrees the Targum,
"and let the congregation of Israel know their sins;''
or the punishments the Lord inflicted on them: so the Vulgate Latin version, "and know, O congregation, what I will do unto them"; which sense is confirmed by what follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
God summons three witnesses to hear His sentence.
(1) the Gentiles.
(2) all mankind, Jews and Gentiles.
(3) nature (see Jeremiah 6:19).
What is among them - Rather, “what happens” in them; i. e., “Know what great things I will do to them.”
