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Jeremiah 6:19

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 6:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Hear, 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Hear, 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.
Jeremiah 6:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
22Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
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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
“Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, etc.] The people of the Jews; the evil of punishment, for the evil of sin committed by them; wherefore the earth, and the inhabitants of it, are called upon to bear witness to, the righteousness of such a procedure: even the fruit of their thoughts; which they thought of, contrived, and devised; which shows that they did not do what they did inadvertently, but with thought and design. Kimchi interprets it of sinful deeds and actions, the fruit of thoughts; but his father, of thoughts themselves. The Talmudists,f143 comment upon it thus, “a thought which brings forth fruit, the holy blessed God joins it to an action; but a thought in…”
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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
“(Isa 1:2). fruit of . . . thoughts-- (Pro 1:31). nor to my law, but rejected it--literally, "and (as to) My law they have rejected it." The same construction occurs in Gen 22:24. Literally, "To what purpose is this to Me, that incense cometh to Me?" incense . . . cane-- (Isa 43:24; Isa 60:6). No external services are accepted by God without obedience of the heart and life (Jer 7:21; Psa 50:7-9; Isa 1:11; Mic 6:6, &c.). sweet . . . sweet--antithesis. Your sweet cane is not sweet to Me. The calamus.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The fathers understood this to be the decree rejecting the Jews from being the Church. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“O earth: Jer 22:29; Deu 4:26, Deu 30:19, Deu 32:1; Isa 1:2; Mic 6:2 even: Jer 4:4, Jer 17:10; Pro 1:24-31, Pro 15:26; Isa 59:7, Isa 66:18; Hos 10:13; Act 8:22 nor to: Jer 6:10, Jer 8:9; Sa1 15:23, Sa1 15:26; Pro 28:9; Hos 4:6; Joh 3:19-21, Joh 12:48 Jeremiah 6:20”
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