Jeremiah 6:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To whomמִ֨י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
shall I speakאֲדַבְּרָ֤ה
(a·dab·be·rah)
1696: to speaka prim. root
and give warningוְאָעִ֙ידָה֙
(ve·'a·'i·dah)
5749b: to bear witnessdenominative verb from edah
That they may hear?וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ
(ve·yish·ma·'u,)
8085: to heara prim. root
Behold,הִנֵּה֙
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
their earsאָזְנָ֔ם
(a·ze·nam,)
241: an earfrom an unused word
are closedעֲרֵלָ֣ה
(a·re·lah)
6189: having foreskin (uncircumcised)from the same as orlah
And they cannotיוּכְל֖וּ
(yu·che·lu)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
listen.לְהַקְשִׁ֑יב
(le·hak·shiv;)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
Behold,הִנֵּ֣ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the wordדְבַר־
(de·var-)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
has becomeהָיָ֥ה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖ה
(le·cher·pah)
2781: a reproachfrom charaph
to them; They haveיַחְפְּצוּ־
(yach·pe·tzu-)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
noלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
delight 
 
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
in it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
To whom shall I speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
and give warning
`uwd  (ood)
to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
that they may hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
behold their ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
is uncircumcised
`arel  (aw-rale')
exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed) -- uncircumcised (person).
and they cannot
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
hearken
qashab  (kaw-shab')
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
behold the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is unto them a reproach
cherpah  (kher-paw')
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda -- rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
they have no delight
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
in it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To whom shall I speak and give warning That they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed And they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.

King James Bible
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who can I speak to and give such a warning that they will listen? Look, their ear is uncircumcised, so they cannot pay attention. See, the word of the LORD has become contemptible to them-- they find no pleasure in it.

International Standard Version
To whom will I speak and give a warning so they'll listen? Look, their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. Look, this message from the LORD is contemptible to them; they don't delight in it.

NET Bible
I answered, "Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the LORD says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whom can I speak to? Whom can I give a warning to? Who will listen? Their ears are plugged, and they aren't able to pay attention. When the LORD speaks his word to them, they show contempt for it and object to it.

King James 2000 Bible
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
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