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

6This is what the Lord of Armies says: Cut down its trees. Build up dirt mounds to attack Jerusalem. This city must be punished. There is nothing but oppression in it. 7As a well keeps its water fresh, so Jerusalem keeps its evil fresh. Violence and destruction can be heard in it. I see that it is sick and wounded. Pay attention to my warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you. I will make your land desolate, a land where no one will live. 9This is what the Lord of Armies says: Thoroughly pick through the faithful few of Israel like someone picks through a grapevine. Like someone picking grapes, pass your hand over its branches again. 10Whom can I speak to? Whom can I give a warning to? Who will listen? Their ears are plugged, and they aren’t able to pay attention. When the Lord speaks his word to them, they show contempt for it and object to 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 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be rescued. Don’t continue making evil plans.
• Jeremiah 7:3This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Change the way you live and act, and I will let you live in this place.
• Jeremiah 17:23Your ancestors did not obey me or pay attention to me. They were impossible to deal with and would not listen or accept discipline.
• Jeremiah 31:19After I was turned around, I changed the way I thought and acted. After I was taught a lesson, I hung my head in shame. I was so ashamed and humiliated, because of all the stupid things I have done ever since I was young.’
• Jeremiah 32:33have turned their backs, not their faces to me. I taught them again and again, but they refused to listen and learn.
• Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Tell the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem, ‘Won’t you ever learn your lesson and obey my words? declares the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise enough to understand this and realize what will happen to them!
• Psalms 2:10Now, you kings, act wisely. Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
• Psalms 50:17You hate discipline. You toss my words behind you.
• Psalms 94:12O Lord, blessed is the person whom you discipline and instruct from your teachings.
• Proverbs 4:13Cling to discipline. Do not relax your grip on it. Keep it because it is your life.
• Zephaniah 3:7I said ⌞to my people⌟, ‘You will fear me. You will accept correction!’ Then their homeland would not be wiped out even though I have punished them. Still, they continued to be corrupt in everything they did.”
• Ezekiel 23:18“She carried out her prostitution openly, and she lay around naked. I turned away from her in disgust as I had turned away from her sister.
• Hosea 9:12Even if they bring up children, I will take those children away before they grow up. Yes, how horrible it will be for them when I leave them.
• Zechariah 11:8I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.
• Jeremiah 2:15Young lions have roared very loudly at them. Young lions have turned the land into a wasteland. The cities have been burned down, and everyone has left.

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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• Jerusalem
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• Exodus, the Book of
• Jeremiah (2)
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• 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