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Jeremiah 6:18 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 6 · verse 18
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.Jeremiah 6:18 · King James Version
Jeremiah 6:18 in context
16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
17Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
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Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 6:18, Jer 6:19): "Hear, you nations, and know particularly, O congregation of the mighty, the great men of the nations, that take cognizance of the affairs of states about you…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-30