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We won’t pay attention!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also I set watchmen over you, <i>saying</i>, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also, I set watchmen over you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And I set watchmen over you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And I set watchmen over you, saying, &#8216Listen to the sound of the trumpet!&#8217 But they said, &#8216We will not listen.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I set watchmen over you, <i>saying,</i> ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I set watchmen over you, <i>saying</i>, ‘Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not give heed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have set watchmen (prophets) over you, Saying, ‘Listen <i>and</i> pay attention to the [warning] sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said, “Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.” But they protested, “We won’t listen! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said: Listen for the sound of the ram&#8217s horn. But they protested, &#8220We won&#8217t listen!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I also sent prophets to warn you of danger, but when they sounded the alarm, you paid no attention. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I posted watchmen over you. Pay attention to the sound of the ram's horn. But you said that you wouldn't pay attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD appointed sentries to listen for the trumpet's warning. But they said, "We will not listen." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you. Listen for the sound of the trumpet. But they said, 'We won't listen!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, "I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, saying: 'Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!'" But they said, "We will not pay attention!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet.'" But they said, "We will not listen."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen!’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have raised up watchmen for you, "" Attend to the voice of the horn. And they say, We do not attend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I set up watchers over you, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet And they will say, We will not attend.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I appointed watchers over you, saying: ‘Listen for the sound of the trumpet.’ And they said: ‘We will not listen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I raised up watchmen for them: “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!” But they said, “We will not pay attention!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Also I raised up sentinels for you: “Give heed to the sound of the trumpet!” But they said, “We will not give heed.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also I set watchmen over you, so that you might hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But you said, We will not hearken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I set Watchmen for you, that you may hear the sound of a trumpet, and you were saying, ‘We are not listening!’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I set watchmen over you: 'Attend to the sound of the horn', But they said: 'We will not attend.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have set watchmen over you, <i>saying</i>, Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1927" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Jerusalem's Final Warning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’ <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">I appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm" title="6822: ṣō·p̄îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. To peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await.">watchmen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over you and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: haq·šî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">‘Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: lə·qō·wl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">for the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">of the ram’s horn.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">But they answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘We will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: naq·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cp) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">listen!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a></span><br />Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Hosea 9:8</a></span><br />The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a></span><br />As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6</a></span><br />On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a></span><br />I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6-7</a></span><br />If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? / Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a></span><br />So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a></span><br />Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Listen to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not listen.</p><p class="hdg">I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a></b></br> And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending <i>them</i>; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11</a></b></br> The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a></b></br> His watchmen <i>are</i> blind: they are all ignorant, they <i>are</i> all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.</p><p class="hdg">hearken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a></b></br> Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></b></br> <i>Set</i> the trumpet to thy mouth. <i>He shall come</i> as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6-8</a></b></br> Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done <i>it</i>? … </p><p class="hdg">we.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11</a></b></br> But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-29.htm">Give</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-17.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">Give</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">The enemies sent against Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">encourage themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">God sets them on work because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">He proclaims God's wrath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I appointed watchmen over you</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, watchmen were individuals tasked with keeping vigil over a city, alerting its inhabitants of impending danger. Spiritually, these watchmen symbolize prophets and leaders appointed by God to guide and warn His people. Jeremiah, as a prophet, served as a watchman, delivering God's messages to Judah. This role is echoed in <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a>, where God appoints Ezekiel as a watchman for the house of Israel. The appointment of watchmen underscores God's desire to protect and guide His people, emphasizing His proactive involvement in their spiritual welfare.<p><b>and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’</b><br>The ram's horn, or shofar, was used in ancient Israel for various purposes, including calling people to worship, signaling the start of festivals, and warning of danger. In this context, it symbolizes a call to attention and repentance. The sound of the shofar is a recurring motif in Scripture, notably in <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1</a>, where it signals the coming of the Day of the Lord. The call to listen implies an urgent need for the people to heed God's warnings and return to Him, highlighting the seriousness of their spiritual condition.<p><b>But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’</b><br>This response reflects the persistent rebellion and hard-heartedness of the people of Judah. Despite God's repeated warnings through His prophets, the people chose to ignore His calls for repentance. This refusal to listen is a recurring theme in Jeremiah, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a>, where God laments that He spoke to them, but they did not listen. This defiance is indicative of a deeper spiritual malaise, illustrating the people's unwillingness to submit to God's authority. It serves as a warning of the consequences of rejecting divine guidance, ultimately leading to judgment and exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by a call to repentance and a forewarning of impending disaster due to the people's disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/watchmen.htm">Watchmen</a></b><br>In ancient times, watchmen were stationed on city walls to alert the inhabitants of approaching danger. Spiritually, they represent prophets or leaders appointed by God to warn His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trumpet.htm">Trumpet</a></b><br>A shofar or horn used in biblical times to signal important events, such as the call to battle or a warning of danger. It symbolizes the urgent call to heed God's warnings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The people's refusal to listen to God's appointed watchmen, representing a broader theme of disobedience and spiritual deafness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_watchmen.htm">The Role of Spiritual Watchmen</a></b><br>God appoints leaders and prophets to guide and warn His people. We must recognize and respect their role in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Spiritual deafness leads to destruction. We must cultivate a heart that is open and responsive to God's warnings and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings has serious consequences. Reflect on areas of life where you may be resisting God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_message.htm">Urgency of the Message</a></b><br>The trumpet signifies urgency. We should treat God's messages with the seriousness and immediacy they deserve.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_repentance.htm">Personal Reflection and Repentance</a></b><br>Regularly examine your life for areas of disobedience and be quick to repent and realign with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_judaism's_core_beliefs.htm">What are the core beliefs and practices of Judaism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_1_predict_doom_inaccurately.htm">How can Jeremiah 6:1 claim impending doom on Jerusalem without historical evidence of such a massive catastrophe at that specific time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extra-biblical_proof_of_isaiah_27_13.htm">If Isaiah 27:13 predicts a grand return of exiles, why are there no extra-biblical accounts confirming a major regathering at that specific time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_joshua_lead_the_israelites.htm">How did Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Watchmen.</span>--i.e., the sentinels of the army, as in <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm" title="And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.">1Samuel 14:16</a>, giving the signal in this case, not for advance but for retreat (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm" title="O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the middle of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appears out of the north, and great destruction.">Jeremiah 6:1</a>, and <a href="/amos/3-6.htm" title="Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD has not done it?">Amos 3:6</a>). The watchmen are, of course (as in <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm" title="Your watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.">Isaiah 52:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm" title="His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.">Isaiah 56:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm" title="Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.">Ezekiel 3:17</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm" title="I will stand on my watch, and set me on the tower, and will watch to see what he will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.">Habakkuk 2:1</a>), the prophets blowing the trumpet of alarm, proclaiming, as in <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm" title="O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the middle of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appears out of the north, and great destruction.">Jeremiah 6:1</a>, the nearness of the invader, and calling on them to flee from the wrath of Jehovah. They call, however, in vain. The people refuse to hearken. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Also I set</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and I kept raising up</span> (the frequentative perfect). <span class="cmt_word">Watchmen</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. prophets (<a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a>, and part of <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Isaiah 52:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Hearken</span>, etc. probably the words of Jehovah. Standing on their high watch-tower (<a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a>), the prophets scrutinize the horizon for the first appearance of danger, and give warning of it by (metaphorically) blowing a trumpet (so <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">watchmen</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹפִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6822.htm">Strong's 6822: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over you [and said],</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Listen</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְשִׁ֖יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">לְק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the ram’s horn.’</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹפָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But they answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘We will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen!’</span><br /><span class="heb">נַקְשִֽׁיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(naq·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:17 I set watchmen over you saying Listen (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>