Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:10
10To whom can I give this warning?
Who will listen to me?
Look, their ears are closed,b
so they cannot hear.
See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them;
they find no pleasure in it.
Footnotes
- b 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| whom | מִ֨י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can I give | אֲדַבְּרָ֤ה | ’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| this warning | וְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ | wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| Who will listen | וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ | wə·yiš·mā·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| Look | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| their ears | אָזְנָ֔ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| are closed | עֲרֵלָ֣ה | ‘ă·rê·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6189 having foreskin |
| so they cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hear | לְהַקְשִׁ֑יב | lə·haq·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7181 incline, attend |
| See | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has become | הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| offensive | לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה | lə·ḥer·pāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2781 reproach |
| to them | לָהֶ֛ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| they find no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pleasure | יַחְפְּצוּ־ | yaḥ·pə·ṣū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2654 delight in |
| in it | בֽוֹ׃ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 7:51 · Jeremiah 7:26 · John 7:7 · Hebrews 11:7 · Exodus 6:12 · Isaiah 53:1 · Deuteronomy 29:4 · Jeremiah 4:4 · 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Psalm 119:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.