Jeremiah 6:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁰ To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn, they take no pleasure in it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ To whom shall I [Jeremiah] speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised [never brought into covenant with God or consecrated to His service], and they cannot hear or obey. Behold, the word of the Lord has become to them a reproach and the object of their scorn; they have no delight in it.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ To whom can I speak and warn? How can I get someone’s attention? Their ears are shut tight, so they won’t hear. They are ashamed of the LORD’s word and take no pleasure in it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ To whom should I speak, and to whom should I testify, so as to be heard? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and so they are unable to hear. Behold, for them, the word of the Lord has become a disgrace. And so they will not accept it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ To whom shall I speak? And to whom shall I testify, that he may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised and they cannot hear, Behold, the word of the Lord is become unto them a reproach: and they will not receive it.

Jeremiah 6:10 Cross References

Psalm 1:2

but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:16

I will delight in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.

Psalm 119:174

I long for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy law is my delight.

Psalm 119:24

Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:35

Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for I delight in it.

Psalm 119:70

their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in thy law.

Psalm 119:77

Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my heart.”

Exodus 6:12

But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am a man of uncircumcised lips?”

Isaiah 42:20

He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.

Isaiah 53:1

Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

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 and listen to my words? says the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:4

Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”

Jeremiah 5:21

“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.

Jeremiah 7:13

And now, because you have done all these things, says the Lord, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer,

Jeremiah 7:26

yet they did not listen to me, or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

Jeremiah 9:26

Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert that cut the corners of their hair; for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”

Ezekiel 3:7

But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they are not willing to listen to me; because all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stubborn heart.

Ezekiel 33:3

and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people;

Ezekiel 33:9

But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Luke 11:45

One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also.”

Luke 20:19

The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people; for they perceived that he had told this parable against them.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees near him heard this, and they said to him, “Are we also blind?”

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

Acts 7:60

And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self,

Deuteronomy 29:4

but to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear.

Colossians 1:28

Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings,

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.