Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. None of them repent of their wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Each pursues their own course like a horse charging into battle. New Living Translation 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! English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible “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. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible “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. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Sin and Punishment…5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. 6I 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. 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.… Cross References Isaiah 30:15 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.” Hosea 11:7 My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them. Zechariah 7:11-12 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. Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” Jeremiah 5:3 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. Jeremiah 6:16-17 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!’ Jeremiah 7:24 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. Isaiah 42:24-25 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. Ezekiel 18:30-32 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! Hosea 4:16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? Matthew 13:15 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.’ Luke 19:41-44 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. ... Romans 2:4-5 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. Acts 28:26-27 ‘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.’ Hebrews 3:7-11 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. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. Job 33:27,28 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; … Psalm 14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. Isaiah 30:18 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. Jeremiah 5:1 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. Isaiah 59:16 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. Ezekiel 22:30 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. Job 10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. Ezekiel 18:28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Haggai 1:5,7 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways… as. Jeremiah 2:24,25 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… Job 39:19-25 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? … Jump to Previous Aright Attended Attentively Battle Charging Course Ear Evil-Doing Goes Headlong Heard Hearkened Heed Horse Note Regret Repented Repents Right Rushes Rusheth Speak Turned Turneth Turns Way WickednessJump to Next Aright Attended Attentively Battle Charging Course Ear Evil-Doing Goes Headlong Heard Hearkened Heed Horse Note Regret Repented Repents Right Rushes Rusheth Speak Turned Turneth Turns Way WickednessJeremiah 8 1. The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.4. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13. He shows their grievous judgment; 18. and bewails their desperate estate. I have listened and heard This phrase indicates God's attentiveness and active engagement with His people. The Hebrew words used here, "שָׁמַע" (shama) for "listened" and "שָׁמַע" (shama) for "heard," emphasize a deep, intentional listening. In the context of the ancient Near East, where communication was often oral, the act of listening was crucial for understanding and responding appropriately. God, in His omniscience, is portrayed as a divine listener, fully aware of the actions and words of His people. This serves as a reminder of God's intimate involvement in human affairs and His desire for a relationship with His creation. but 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 Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I have listenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי (hiq·šaḇ·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken and heard; וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ (wā·’eš·mā‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently they do not לוֹא־ (lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no speak יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue what is right. כֵ֣ן (ḵên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3651: So -- thus No אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person repents נִחָם֙ (ni·ḥām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge of his עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against wickedness, רָ֣עָת֔וֹ (rā·‘ā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil asking, לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “What מֶ֣ה (meh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have I done?” עָשִׂ֑יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Everyone כֻּלֹּ֗ה (kul·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every has stayed שָׁ֚ב (ḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again his course בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם (bim·rū·ṣā·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4794: A running, course like a horse כְּס֥וּס (kə·sūs) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) charging שׁוֹטֵ֖ף (šō·w·ṭêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer into battle. בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (bam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Links Jeremiah 8:6 NIVJeremiah 8:6 NLT Jeremiah 8:6 ESV Jeremiah 8:6 NASB Jeremiah 8:6 KJV Jeremiah 8:6 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 8:6 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 8:6 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 8:6 French Bible Jeremiah 8:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:6 I listened and heard but they didn't (Jer.) |
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