What Does Jeremiah 6:10 Mean?

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix

“To whom shall I speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

“and give warning”

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”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

lo!

“is uncircumcised”

properly, exposed, i.e., projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e., still having the prepuce uncurtailed)

“behold their ear”

broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and they cannot”

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

“hearken”

to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken

lo!

“behold the word”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“is unto them a reproach”

contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“they have no delight”

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire