Bible Strands
Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through the prophet to the earth and nations at a moment of declared judgment, immediately following a summons to listen in the preceding verse.
The words — שִׁמְעִ֣י (shim.'I) means hear, and רָעָ֛ה (ra.'Ah) means calamity, structuring the verse as a direct summons announcing coming disaster.
The thread — This cosmic summons echoes Isaiah 1:2, while the pattern of rejecting instruction and facing divine response runs through Jeremiah 8:9 and Jeremiah 17:10.
Why it lands — The text states that disaster is the direct fruit of rejected schemes and ignored instruction, requiring the reader to acknowledge that ritual offerings cannot substitute for obedience to God’s word.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
- Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- Acts 8:22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
- Jeremiah 22:29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
- Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
- Micah 6:2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
- John 3:19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.