Jeremiah 6:10 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

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ASV

To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

KJV

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 10.) To whom shall I speak, and whom shall I answer, that he may hear? Behold, their (or your) ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hear. They cannot hear because they have refused to circumcise their ears; yet the impossibility that comes from contempt and unbelief is not without punishment. Therefore, if anyone does not receive the words of God, neither does he have the understanding of His commandments, he has uncircumcised ears. It should also be noted that circumcision is called by three names in the Scriptures: in the foreskin, in the heart, and in the ears.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

I cannot find out any that will so much as give me a patient hearing. I may give warning long enough, but these is nobody that will take warning. I cannot speak that they may hear, cannot speak to any purpose, or with any hope of success; for their ear is uncircumcised, it is carnal and fleshly, indisposed to receive the voice of God, so that they cannot hearken.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
מִ֨י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
אֲדַבְּרָ֤ה	'a.da.be.Rah	will I speak	H1696 →
וְאָעִ֙ידָה֙	ve.'a.'I.dah	and will I warn?	H5749 →
וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ	ve.yish.Ma.'u	and they may listen	H8085 →
הִנֵּה֙	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
עֲרֵלָ֣ה	'a.re.Lah	[is] uncircumcised	H6189 →
אָזְנָ֔ם	'a.ze.Nam	ear their	H241 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יוּכְל֖וּ	yu.khe.Lu	they are able	H3201 →
לְהַקְשִׁ֑יב	le.hak.Shiv	to pay attention	H7181 →
הִנֵּ֣ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
דְבַר־	de.var-	[the] word of	H1697 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
הָיָ֥ה	ha.Yah	it has become	H1961 →
לָהֶ֛ם	la.Hem	for <the> them
לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה	le.cher.Pah	<into> a reproach	H2781 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יַחְפְּצוּ־	yach.pe.tzu-	they delight	H2654 →
בֽוֹ׃	vo	in <the> it

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 53:1
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
leads to
- John 12:38
  This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
- Romans 10:16–17
  But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
- 1 Corinthians 1:18
  For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- John 1:12
  But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- Matthew 16:17
  Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
Through
Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:16
  Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
Through
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
leads to
- John 15:18–19
  If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
Through
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
leads to
- Genesis 6:13
  Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah