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None of them repent of their wickedness, saying, &#8220What have I done?&#8221 Each pursues their own course like a horse charging into battle. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> I listen to their conversations and don’t hear a word of truth. Is anyone sorry for doing wrong? Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”? No! All are running down the path of sin as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> I have paid attention and listened, but they have not spoken rightly; no man relents of his evil, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to his own course, like a horse plunging headlong into battle. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a> I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a> I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No one repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, Like a horse charging into the battle. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, &#8216What have I done?&#8217 Everyone turned to his course, Like a horse charging into the battle. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his course, Like a horse charging into the battle. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I have given heed and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No man regretted his evil, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his course, Like a horse charging into the battle. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I have listened and heard, But they have spoken what is not right; No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to his [individual] course, As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I have paid careful attention. They do not speak what is right. No one regrets his evil, asking, ‘What have I done? ’ Everyone has stayed his course like a horse rushing into battle. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have paid careful attention. They do not speak what is right. No one regrets his evil, asking, &#8216What have I done?&#8217 Everyone has stayed his course like a horse rushing into battle. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I listen carefully, but none of you admit that you've done wrong. Without a second thought, you run down the wrong road like horses running blindly into battle. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I have paid attention and listened, but they weren't honest. They don't turn away from their wickedness and ask, "What have we done?" They go their own ways like horses charging into battle. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for your wickedness; not one of you has asked, 'What have I done wrong?' Each of you keep on going your own way, like a horse rushing into battle. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> I've listened and I've heard, and what they say is not right. No one repents of his evil and says, 'What have I done?' "They all turn to their own course like a horse racing into battle. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ?What have I done?? Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle. <a href="/net/jeremiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a> I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not speak honestly. None of them regrets the evil he has done. None of them says, "I have done wrong!" All of them persist in their own wayward course like a horse charging recklessly into battle. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I listened and heard, but they did not speak what is right: no man repents him of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth to the battle. <a href="/web/jeremiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a> I listened and heard, but they didn’t say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I have given attention, indeed, I listen, "" They do not speak right, "" No man has sighed over his wickedness, "" Saying, What have I done? Everyone has turned to his courses, "" As a horse is rushing into battle. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I have given attention, yea, I hearken, They do not speak right, No man hath repented of his wickedness, Saying, What have I done? Every one hath turned to his courses, As a horse is rushing into battle. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I hearkened and I will hear, they shall not speak thus: no man lamented for his evil, saying, What did I? Every one turned back in his race as the horse rushing into battle.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I attended, and hearkened; no man speaketh what is good, there is none that doth penance for his sin, saying: What have I done? They are all turned to their own course, as a horse rushing to the battle. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I paid close attention and I listened carefully. No one is speaking what is good. There is no one who does penance for his sin, saying: ‘What have I done?’ They have all turned to their own course, like a horse rushing with fury into battle. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a> I have listened closely: they speak what is not true; No one regrets wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone keeps on running their course, like a horse dashing into battle. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I have given heed and listened, but they do not speak honestly; no one repents of wickedness, saying, “What have I done!” All of them turn to their own course, like a horse plunging headlong into battle.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have given ear and heard, but they did not speak aright; no one repented of his evil, saying, What have I done? All of them walk according to their own will, as a horse that rushes into the battle. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I turned my ear and I heard and they were not speaking justly, because none would be sorry for his evil and say: ‘What have I done?’ They all walk in their will, like a horse that leads into battle<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I attended and listened, But they spoke not aright; No man repenteth him of his wickedness, Saying: 'What have I done?' Every one turneth away in his course, As a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hearken, I pray you, and hear: will they not speak thus, There is no man that repents of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? the runner has failed from his course, as a tired horse in his neighing. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2522" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Judah's Sin and Punishment</a> …5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. 6<a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: hiq·šaḇ·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">I have listened</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wā·’eš·mā‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and heard;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō·w- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bê·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adj-ms) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">what is right.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥām (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">repents</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of his</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">wickedness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asking,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have I done?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">has pursued</a> <a href="/hebrew/4794.htm" title="4794: bim·ru·ṣō·ṯå̄m (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A running, course. Or mrutsah; feminine of merowts; a race, whether the manner or the progress.">his own course</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: kə·sūs (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">like a horse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: šō·w·ṭêp̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer.">charging</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: bam·mil·ḥā·māh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">into battle.</a> 7Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a> For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a> My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them. <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a> But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Isaiah 1:3</a> The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a> O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16-17</a> 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!’ / I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’ <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a> Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24-25</a> Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm">Hosea 4:16</a> For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a> For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. <a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a> ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I listened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rushes into the battle.hearken.<a href="/job/33-27.htm">Job 33:27,28</a> He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; … <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Psalm 14:2</a> The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.<a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a> And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.no.<a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a> Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.<a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Isaiah 59:16</a> And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.<a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a> And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.saying.<a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a> I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.<a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Ezekiel 18:28</a> Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.<a href="/haggai/1-5.htm">Haggai 1:5,7</a> Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways… as.<a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24,25</a> A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her… <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Job 39:19-25</a> Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm">Aright</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Attentively</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Charging</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Course</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-17.htm">Headlong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Note</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Repents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Rushes</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-3.htm">Rusheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-27.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/11-29.htm">Aright</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-24.htm">Attentively</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/daniel/8-4.htm">Charging</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Course</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Headlong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Note</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Regret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Repents</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Rushes</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-3.htm">Rusheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 8</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">He shows their grievous judgment;</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">and bewails their desperate estate.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I have listened and heard; This phrase emphasizes God's attentiveness to the actions and words of His people. It reflects the divine attribute of omniscience, where God is fully aware of human behavior and intentions. In the context of Jeremiah, God is portrayed as a witness to the moral and spiritual state of Judah. This echoes other scriptures where God listens to His people, such as in <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>, where God hears the cries of the Israelites in Egypt.they do not speak what is right. The people of Judah are depicted as failing to uphold truth and righteousness in their speech. This reflects a broader theme in the prophetic books where the integrity of speech is a measure of one's faithfulness to God. The failure to speak rightly is indicative of a deeper spiritual malaise, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14-15</a>, where truth has stumbled in the public square.No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ This highlights the absence of self-examination and repentance among the people. Repentance is a central theme in the Bible, calling for a turning away from sin and a return to God. The rhetorical question "What have I done?" suggests a lack of awareness or acknowledgment of sin, contrasting with the call to repentance found in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>.Everyone has pursued his own course This phrase indicates a collective turning away from God's path, with each individual following their own desires. It reflects the theme of waywardness found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>, where everyone did what was right in their own eyes. This pursuit of personal paths over God's ways is a recurring issue leading to judgment.like a horse charging into battle. The imagery of a horse charging into battle conveys a sense of reckless determination and lack of restraint. Horses in ancient warfare were symbols of strength and speed, but here the metaphor underscores the people's headlong rush into sin without consideration of the consequences. This imagery is reminiscent of the warnings in <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a> about the way that seems right to a man but leads to death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and calls for repentance to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often the focus of Jeremiah's prophecies due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The speaker in this verse, expressing His disappointment with the people's lack of repentance and self-awareness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The audience of Jeremiah's prophecy, characterized by their stubbornness and refusal to acknowledge their sins. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_horse_charging_into_battle.htm">The Horse Charging into Battle</a> A metaphor used to describe the people's reckless pursuit of their own desires without consideration of the consequences.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_self-examination.htm">The Importance of Self-Examination</a> We must regularly ask ourselves, "What have I done?" to ensure we are living in alignment with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_deafness.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Deafness</a> Ignoring God's voice and failing to repent can lead us down a destructive path. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_as_a_daily_practice.htm">Repentance as a Daily Practice</a> True repentance involves a change of heart and direction, not just acknowledgment of wrongdoing. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignorance.htm">The Consequences of Ignorance</a> Like a horse charging into battle, pursuing our own desires without seeking God's guidance can lead to spiritual ruin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_righteousness.htm">God's Desire for Righteousness</a> God listens and desires for us to speak and act rightly, reflecting His character in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 8</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god's_wrath_reconciled_with_love.htm">Psalm 21:8-10: How can the depiction of God's fiery wrath be reconciled with other scriptures portraying God as loving and merciful?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god's_love_align_with_ot_punishments.htm">Psalm 86:5 - How can a God said to be 'abounding in steadfast love' align with the severity of punishments described elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - I hearkened and heard. The Divine Judge condescends to speak after the manner of men. He will be his own witness; for it is his own people, Jeshurun, which is on its trial. Not aright. It is a compound expression, equivalent to "insincerely," "untruly" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6</a>). Repented... turned; rather, repenteth... turneth (or, returneth). To his course. The Hebrew text, sometimes represented as having a different reading ("courses," in the plural) from the margin, really gives the same reading with one letter misplaced. The singular stands in the parallel passage, <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a>, and offers no difficulty. As the horse rusheth; literally, over-floweth. Both the Authorized Version and the Vulgate (impetu vadens) efface the second metaphor. The uncontrollable passion of both people and war-horse is compared to the all-subduing course of a winter stream or torrent. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I have listened הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי (hiq·šaḇ·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> To prick up the ears, hearken and heard; וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ (wā·’eš·mā‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently they do not לוֹא־ (lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no speak יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue what is right. כֵ֣ן (ḵên) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus No אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person repents נִחָם֙ (ni·ḥām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge of his עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against wickedness, רָ֣עָת֔וֹ (rā·‘ā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil asking, לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “What מֶ֣ה (meh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have I done?” עָשִׂ֑יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make Everyone כֻּלֹּ֗ה (kul·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every has stayed שָׁ֚ב (ḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again his course בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם (bim·rū·ṣā·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4794.htm">Strong's 4794: </a> A running, course like a horse כְּס֥וּס (kə·sūs) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) charging שׁוֹטֵ֖ף (šō·w·ṭêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7857.htm">Strong's 7857: </a> To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer into battle. בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (bam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Jeremiah 8:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:6 I listened and heard but they didn't (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:7" /></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>