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 this is what the Lord of Armies says: Cut down the trees; raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished. There is nothing but oppression within her. 7As a well gushes out its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her. Sickness and wounds keep coming to my attention. Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitants. 9This is what the Lord of Armies says: Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches. 10Who can I speak to and give such a warning that they will listen? Look, their ear is uncircumcised, so they cannot pay attention. See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them — they find no pleasure 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 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you will be delivered. How long will you harbor malicious thoughts?
• Jeremiah 7:3“‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Correct your ways and your actions, and I will allow you to live in this place.
• Jeremiah 17:23They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, not listening or accepting discipline.
• Jeremiah 31:19After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”
• Jeremiah 32:33They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.
• Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, ‘Will you not accept discipline by listening to my words? — this is the Lord’s declaration.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate.
• Psalms 2:10So now, kings, be wise; receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
• Psalms 50:17You hate instruction and fling my words behind you.
• Psalms 94:12Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law
• Proverbs 4:13Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
• Zephaniah 3:7I said: You will certainly fear me and accept correction. Then her dwelling place would not be cut off based on all that I had allocated to her. However, they became more corrupt in all their actions.
• Ezekiel 23:18When she flaunted her promiscuity and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust just as I turned away from her sister.
• Hosea 9:12Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!
• Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
• Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared at him; they have roared loudly. They have laid waste his land. His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

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

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• Jeremiah (2)
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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