Bible Strands
Jeremiah 6:18
Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — YHWH addresses the nations and congregations, commanding them to witness the judgment falling on Israel after the people ignored the watchmen.
The words — לָ/כֵ֖ן (la./Khen) translates as "therefore," and שִׁמְע֣וּ (shim.'U) means "listen," structuring the verse as a direct summons to observe coming events.
The thread — The text extends the call to witness beyond Israel to the nations, paralleling the universal scope of judgment found in Deuteronomy 29:24, Psalm 50:4, and Isaiah 5:3.
Why it lands — The text demands that observers recognize the explicit cause-and-effect of divine judgment before applying its warning to personal accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 29:24 So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- Psalms 50:4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
- Isaiah 5:3 “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
- Jeremiah 4:10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
- Jeremiah 31:10 Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
- Micah 6:5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”