Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 6:17 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 6:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 6 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”
Jeremiah 6:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 6:17
God appoints watchmen (prophets) with the responsibility to sound the alarm ('hearken to the sound of the trumpet'). These watchmen give warning of approaching danger. However, the people's response is defiant: 'We will not hearken.' This demonstrates that the problem is not lack of warning but willful rejection of the warning. The watchman motif appears throughout Ezekiel 3 and 33, emphasizing the prophet's responsibility to warn and the people's accountability for their response. Reformed theology affirms that God's warnings through His word and ministers remove any excuse for unpreparedness...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:17
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“rising up early and sending them”
“don't spare”
“Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
“and turned their backs”
“they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs”
“and set myself on the ramparts”
“speak to the children of your people”
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
“I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth”
“for they watch on behalf of your souls”