Jeremiah 6:17
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Listen to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not listen.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Listen to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not listen.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I set watchmen over you,'saying , Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.
Webster's Revision
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
World English Bible
I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen!'
English Revised Version (ERV)
And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
Clarke's Jeremiah 6:17 Bible Commentary
I set watchmen - I have sent prophets to warn you.
Barnes's Jeremiah 6:17 Bible Commentary
Watchmen - The prophets Isaiah 52:8.
The second of the trumpet - This was the signal for flight Jeremiah 6:1; Amos 3:6. Similarly the prophet's warning was to move men to escape from God's judgments.
Wesley's Jeremiah 6:17 Bible Commentary
6:17 Trumpet - The voice of his prophet, intimating his loud crying upon the account of eminent danger.
