The burden of Dumah.\par\tab One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Jeremiah 6:17 - American Standard Version 2015 And I set watchmen over you, {\i saying}, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hear and obey the sound of the trumpet! But they said, We will not listen or obey. American Standard Version (1901) And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken. Common English Bible Still, I have appointed watchmen to warn you. But you said, “We won’t listen!” Catholic Public Domain Version And I appointed watchers over you, saying: 'Listen for the sound of the trumpet.' And they said: 'We will not listen.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken. |
The burden of Dumah.\par\tab One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.\par
And Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear),
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation that hath not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, nor received instruction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.\par
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stiff heart.
{\i Set} the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle {\i he cometh} against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit {\i to them}: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this {\i were} unprofitable for you.\par