Jeremiah 6:8

Jeremiah 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
• New International Version (NIV)Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul depart from you; Lest I make you desolate, A land not inhabited.”

Context of Jeremiah 6:8

6For the Lord of hosts has said, “Cut down her trees And build a siege [mound] against Jerusalem. This is the city which must be punished; There is nothing but oppression inside her [walls]. 7As a fountain springs up and pours out its fresh waters, So she [continually] pours out her fresh wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard inside her [walls]; Sickness and wounds are always before Me. Be wise and be warned, O Jerusalem, Or I will be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, An uninhabited land.” 9Thus says the Lord of hosts, “They will thoroughly gather like [fruit on] a vine what is left of Israel; Pass your hand [over the vine] again and again [Babylon, tool of destruction] like a grape gatherer, Over the branches [stripping the tendrils off the vine].” 10To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning That they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed [absolutely deaf to God] And they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them; They have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:8 word by word

הִוָּסְרִי֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם פֶּן־תֵּקַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֵּ֑ךְ פֶּן־אֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אֶ֖רֶץ ל֥וֹא נוֹשָֽׁבָה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be thou instructedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• lest my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• departיָקַעyâqa‛ · to dislocate/hangH3363
• from thee; lest I makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thee desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• not inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:8

• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts Lodge within you?
• Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Change your ways and your behavior, and I will let you live in this place.
• Jeremiah 17:23Yet they would not listen and obey and control their behavior; but they were stiff-necked in order not to hear and take instruction.
• Jeremiah 31:19After I turned away [from You], I repented; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse]; I was ashamed and even humiliated Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’
• Jeremiah 32:33They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them repeatedly, yet they would not listen and receive instruction.
• Jeremiah 35:13“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words and honoring them?” says the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
• Psalms 2:10Now therefore, O kings, act wisely; Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.
• Psalms 50:17For you hate instruction and discipline And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
• Psalms 94:12Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, And whom You teach from Your law,
• Proverbs 4:13Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.
• Zephaniah 3:7I said, ‘Most certainly you will [reverently] fear Me; Accept correction.’ So Jerusalem’s dwelling will not be cut off In accordance with all that I have appointed concerning her [punishment], But they were eager [even rising early] to make all their deeds corrupt.
• Ezekiel 23:18So she flaunted her acts of prostitution and exposed her nakedness; then I became disgusted with her [and turned away], as I had become disgusted with her sister [and turned away].
• Hosea 9:12Even though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them until not one is left. Indeed, woe (judgment is coming) to them when I look away and withdraw [My blessing] from them!
• Zechariah 11:8Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.
• Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared at him, They have made their voices heard and roared loudly. And they have made his land a waste; His cities have been destroyed and are burned ruins, without inhabitant.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Be thou instructed - Still there is respite: if they would even now return unto the Lord with all their heart, the advancing Chaldeans would be arrested on their march and turned back.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Even at this late hour, the Lord accused the people to make them listen and return to him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Tender appeal in the midst of threats. depart--Hebrew, "be torn away"; Jehovah's affection making Him unwilling to depart; His attachment to Jerusalem was such that an effort was needed to tear Himself from it (Eze 23:18; Ho 9:12; 11:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 6:8

• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Cruel
• Mount
• Reprobate
• Wallow
• Alienate
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jeremiah (2)
• Reform
• Sheshach

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings