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Jeremiah 6:17

NETBible	The Lord said,¹ “I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you,² saying: ‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’”³ But they said, “We will not pay attention!”
NIV © biblegateway Jer 6:17	I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’
NASB © biblegateway Jer 6:17	"And I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
NLT © biblegateway Jer 6:17	I set watchmen over you who said, ‘Listen for the sound of the trumpet!’ But you replied, ‘No! We won’t pay attention!’
MSG © biblegateway Jer 6:17	I even provided watchmen for them to warn them, to set off the alarm. But the people said, 'It's a false alarm. It doesn't concern us.'
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 6:17	And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 6:17	Also I raised up sentinels for you: "Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!" But they said, "We will not give heed."
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 6:17	Also, I set watchmen over you, saying , ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
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KJV	Also I set <06965> (8689) watchmen <06822> (8802) over you, [saying], Hearken <07181> (8685) to the sound <06963> of the trumpet <07782>_. But they said <0559> (8799)_, We will not hearken <07181> (8686)_.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 6:17	"And I set <06965> watchmen <06822> over <05921> you, saying, 'Listen <07181> to the sound <06963> of the trumpet <07782> !' But they said <0559> , 'We will not listen <07181> .'
LXXM	katestaka <2525> V-RAI-1S ef <1909> PREP umav <4771> P-AP skopouv <4649> N-APM akousate <191> V-AAD-2P thv <3588> T-GSF fwnhv <5456> N-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF salpiggov <4536> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} ouk <3364> ADV akousomeya <191> V-FMI-1P
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord said, “I appointed <06965> prophets as watchmen <06822> to <05921> warn you, saying: ‘Pay attention <07181> to the warning sound <06963> of the trumpet <07782> !’” But they said <0559> , “We will not <03808> pay attention <07181> !”
HEBREW	bysqn <07181> al <03808> wrmayw <0559> rpws <07782> lwql <06963> wbysqh <07181> Mypu <06822> Mkyle <05921> ytmqhw (6:17) <06965>

NETBible

The Lord said,¹ “I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you,² saying: ‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’”³ But they said, “We will not pay attention!”

NET Notes

¹tn These words are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

²tn Heb “I appointed watchmen over you.”

³tn Heb “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet.” The word “warning” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.