Jeremiah 6:19
Hear thou, O earth! Behold, I bring evil upon this people, The fruit of their devices; Because they have not hearkened to my words, And have even rejected my law.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18Therefore hear, O ye nations, And know, ye assembled multitude, What shall come upon them!
Cross References
Proverbs 1:24“Because I have called, and ye have refused,—Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.
Proverbs 15:26Evil devices are an abomination to the LORD; But pleasant words are pure.
Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For Jehovah speaketh: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; They make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; Oppression and destruction are in their paths.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:19-30
Equity of Divine Judgments; Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 608.) 18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 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. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the… Read the whole commentary →