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Jeremiah 6:18

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 6:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Jeremiah 6:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.
16Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk [therein].
17And I set watchmen over you, [saying], Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
20To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.
21Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore hear, ye nations, etc.] Since the Jews refused to hearken to the word of the Lord, the Gentiles are called upon to hear it, as in (<441345>Acts 13:45,46), this is a rebuke to the Jews, that the Gentiles would hear, when they would not: and know, O congregation; either of Israel, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it; or of the nations of the world, the multitude of them; or the church of God in the midst of them: what is among them; among the Jews: either what evil is among them; what sins and transgressions are committed by them; which were the cause of the Lord’s threatening them with sore judgments, and bringing them upon them; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret the words; to which…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“congregation--parallel to "nations"; it therefore means the gathered peoples who are invited to be witnesses as to how great is the perversity of the Israelites (Jer 6:16-17), and that they deserve the severe punishment about to be inflicted on them (Jer 6:19). what is among them--what deeds are committed by the Israelites (Jer 6:16-17) [MAURER]. Or, "what punishments are about to be inflicted on them" [CALVIN].”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“God summons three witnesses to hear His sentence. (1) the Gentiles. (2) all mankind, Jews and Gentiles. (3) nature (see Jeremiah 6:19). What is among them - Rather, “what happens” in them; i. e., “Know what great things I will do to them.” return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Nations - He calls upon the nations round about to be spectators of his severity against Judah. What - The greatness of their punishment, as the effect of the greatness of their sins. Jeremiah 6:20”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“6:18-19 All the nations would know that disaster had come upon the Lord’s people because they had rejected his word (19:3; Prov 1:31; Isa 1:2).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“hear: Jer 4:10, Jer 31:10; Deu 29:24-28; Psa 50:4-6; Isa 5:3; Mic 6:5 Jeremiah 6:19”
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