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Jeremiah 6:17 Interlinear

“Also I set watchmen We will not hearken to the sound of the trumpet But they said We will not hearken”

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Jeremiah 6 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י	H6965	Also I set	to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
2	עֲלֵיכֶם֙	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3	צֹפִ֔ים	H6822	watchmen	properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
4	נַקְשִֽׁיב׃	H7181	We will not hearken	to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken
5	לְק֣וֹל	H6963	to the sound	a voice or sound
6	שׁוֹפָ֑ר	H7782	of the trumpet	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
7	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	H559	But they said	to say (used with great latitude)
8	לֹ֥א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9	נַקְשִֽׁיב׃	H7181	We will not hearken	to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken

Jeremiah 6:17 (current)Also I set watchmen We will not hearken to the sound of the trumpet But they said We will not hearken