Jeremiah 6:10

NETBible

I answered, 1  “Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? 2  Their ears are so closed 3  that they cannot hear! Indeed, 4  what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all. 5 

NIV ©

To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so that they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

NASB ©

To whom shall I speak and give warning That they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed And they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.

NLT ©

To whom can I give warning? Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. They scorn the word of the LORD. They don’t want to listen at all.

MSG ©

"I've got something to say. Is anybody listening? I've a warning to post. Will anyone notice? It's hopeless! Their ears are stuffed with wax--deaf as a post, blind as a bat. It's hopeless! They've tuned out GOD. They don't want to hear from me.

BBE ©

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.

NRSV ©

To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? See, their ears are closed, they cannot listen. The word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.

NKJV ©

To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the LORD is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.

KJV
To whom shall I speak
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and give warning
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that they may hear
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behold, their ear
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NASB ©
To whom
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to them; They have
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I-ASM
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CONJ
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V-PMS-1S
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CONJ
akousetai
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V-FMI-3S
idou
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INJ
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A-NPN
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T-NPN
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N-NPN
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D-GPM
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CONJ
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ADV
dunantai
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V-PMI-3P
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V-PAN
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T-NSN
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N-NSN
kuriou
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N-GSM
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V-AMI-3S
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D-DPM
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PREP
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N-ASM
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ADV
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boulhywsin
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V-APS-3P
auto
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NET [draft] ITL
I answered, “Who
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would listen
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if I spoke
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to them and warned
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them? Their ears
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hear
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the Lord
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is offensive
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to them. They do not
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like it
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at all.
HEBREW
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hwhy
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rbd
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hnh
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wlkwy
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alw
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Mnza
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hlre
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hnh
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wemsyw
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hdyeaw
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hrbda
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le (6:10)
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NETBible

I answered, 1  “Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? 2  Their ears are so closed 3  that they cannot hear! Indeed, 4  what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all. 5 

NET Notes

1 tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Or “To whom shall I speak? To whom shall I give warning? Who will listen?” Heb “Unto whom shall I speak and give warning that they may listen?”

3 tn Heb “are uncircumcised.”

4 tn Heb “Behold!”

5 tn Heb “They do not take pleasure in it.”