Jeremiah 6:17

New Century Version

I set watchmen over you and told you, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet!' But they said, ‘We will not listen.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I appointed watchmen over youand said, “Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.”But they protested, “We won’t listen!”

Hebrew Names Version
I set watchmen over you, [saying], Listen to the sound of the shofar; but they said, We will not listen.

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

English Standard Version
I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.'

New American Standard Bible
"And I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'

Amplified Bible
"I have set watchmen (prophets) over you, Saying, 'Listen and pay attention to the [warning] sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'

World English Bible
I set watchmen over you, [saying], Listen to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not listen.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also I set watchmen ouer you, which said, Take heede to the sound of the trumpet: but they said, We will not take heede.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I set watchmen over you, saying,‘Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!'But they said, ‘We will not give heed.'

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!'

Contemporary English Version
I also sent prophets to warn you of danger, but when they sounded the alarm, you paid no attention.

Complete Jewish Bible
I appointed sentinels to direct them: ‘Listen for the sound of the shofar.' But they said, ‘We will not listen.'

Darby Translation
Also I have set watchmen over you:—Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Easy-to-Read Version
I chose watchmen to watch over you. I told them, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet.' But they said, ‘We will not listen!'

George Lamsa Translation
Also I set watchmen over you, so that you might hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But you said, We will not hearken.

Good News Translation
Then the Lord appointed sentries to listen for the trumpet's warning. But they said, "We will not listen."

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.'

Literal Translation
Also I raised watchmen over you, saying , Listen to the sound of the ram's horn. But they said, We will not listen.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and I will set watchmen ouer you, and therfore take hede vnto the voyce of the trompet. But they saye: we will not take hede.

American Standard Version
And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.

Bible in Basic English
And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I set watchmen over you: 'Attend to the sound of the horn', but they said: 'We will not attend.'

King James Version (1611)
Also I set watchmen ouer you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet: but they said, We wil not hearken.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, I wyl set watchmen ouer you, and therefore take heede vnto the voyce of the trumpet: but they say, we wyll not take heede.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I have set watchmen over you, saying, Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear it.

English Revised Version
And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y ordeynede aspieris on you, and Y seide, Here ye the vois of a trumpe. And thei seiden, We schulen not here.

Update Bible Version
And I set watchmen over you, [saying], Listen to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not listen.

Webster's Bible Translation
Also I set watchmen over you, [saying], Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

New English Translation
The Lord said, "I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, saying: ‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!'" But they said, "We will not pay attention!"

New King James Version
Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, "Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, "We will not listen.'

New 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!'

New Life Bible
I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the horn!' But they said, ‘We will not listen.'

New Revised Standard
Also I raised up sentinels for you: "Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!" But they said, "We will not give heed."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore will I raise up over you, watchmen, Give ye heed to the sound of a horn, - But they said, We will not give heed!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken.

Revised Standard Version
I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not give heed.'

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.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'

Contextual Overview

⁹ This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "Gather the few people of Israel who are left alive, as you would gather the last grapes on a grapevine. Check each vine again, like someone who gathers grapes." ¹⁰ To whom can I speak? Whom can I warn? Who will listen to me? The people of Israel have closed ears, so they cannot hear my warnings. They don't like the word of the Lord ; they don't want to listen to it! ¹¹ But I am full of the anger of the Lord , and I am tired of holding it in. "Pour out my anger on the children who play in the street and on the young men gathered together. A husband and his wife will both be caught in his anger, as will the very old. ¹² Their houses will be turned over to others, along with their fields and wives, because I will raise my hand and punish the people of Judah," says the Lord . ¹³ "Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies. ¹⁴ They tried to heal my people's serious injuries as if they were small wounds. They said, ‘It's all right, it's all right.' But really, it is not all right. ¹⁵ They should be ashamed of the terrible way they act, but they are not ashamed at all. They don't even know how to blush about their sins. So they will fall, along with everyone else. They will be thrown to the ground when I punish them," says the Lord . ¹⁶ This is what the Lord says: "Stand where the roads cross and look. Ask where the old way is, where the good way is, and walk on it. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves. But they have said, ‘We will not walk on the good way.' ¹⁷ I set watchmen over you and told you, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet!' But they said, ‘We will not listen.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: Jeremiah 25:4, Isaiah 21:11, Isaiah 56:10, Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 33:2-9, Habakkuk 2:1, Acts 20:27-31, Hebrews 13:17

Hearken: Isaiah 58:1, Hosea 8:1, Amos 3:6-8

We: Zechariah 7:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - then ye shall Isaiah 52:8 - Thy Isaiah 62:6 - set watchmen Jeremiah 7:26 - they hearkened Jeremiah 11:8 - obeyed Jeremiah 13:11 - but Jeremiah 17:27 - ye will Jeremiah 31:6 - a day Ezekiel 33:4 - whosoever heareth Ezekiel 33:31 - and they Daniel 9:6 - have we Hosea 8:12 - but Hosea 9:8 - watchman Haggai 2:17 - yet Zechariah 1:4 - unto Zechariah 7:13 - as Matthew 22:3 - and they would not Matthew 23:37 - how Luke 14:18 - all 2 Timothy 4:3 - they will 2 Timothy 4:5 - watch

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and formed a man from it. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nose, and the man became a living person.

Genesis 6:3
The Lord said, "My Spirit will not remain in human beings forever, because they are flesh. They will live only 120 years."

Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.

Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all human beings that I made on the earth. And I will destroy every animal and everything that crawls on the earth and the birds of the air, because I am sorry I have made them."

Genesis 6:12
When God saw that everyone on the earth did only evil,

Genesis 6:13
he said to Noah, "Because people have made the earth full of violence, I will destroy all of them from the earth.

Genesis 6:14
Build a boat of cypress wood for yourself. Make rooms in it and cover it inside and outside with tar.

Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and crawling thing will come to you to be kept alive.

Genesis 6:21
Also gather some of every kind of food and store it on the boat as food for you and the animals."

Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also I set watchmen over you,.... That is, prophets, as Jarchi; true prophets, as Kimchi; such an one was Ezekiel, Jeremiah 3:17. The Targum interprets it teachers; such were the apostles and first ministers of the Gospel; and all faithful preachers of it, who teach men good doctrine and watch for their souls, give them warning of their danger, and exhort them to flee to Christ for rest and safety; and these are of the Lord's appointing, constituting, and setting in his churches; see 1 Corinthians 12:28.

Saying, hearken to the sound of the trumpet; to their voice, lifted up like a trumpet, Isaiah 58:1, to the word preached by them; to the law, which lays before them their sin and danger; and to the Gospel, which is a joyful sound, and gives a certain one, and proclaims peace, pardon, and salvation, by Christ:

but they said, we will not hearken; so the Jews, in the times of Christ and his apostles, turned a deaf ear to their ministry, contradicted and blasphemed the Gospel, and judged themselves unworthy of it, and of eternal life, brought to light by it. Perhaps here it may regard the punishments threatened the Jews by the prophets, which they would not believe were coming upon them, but put away the evil day far from them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Watchmen - The prophets Isaiah 52:8.

The second of the trumpet - This was the signal for flight Jeremiah 6:1; Amos 3:6. Similarly the prophet’s warning was to move men to escape from God’s judgments.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 6:17. I set watchmen — I have sent prophets to warn you.