Jeremiah 6:19
New International Version
Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law.

New Living Translation
Listen, all the earth! I will bring disaster on my people. It is the fruit of their own schemes, because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected my word.

English Standard Version
Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

Berean Standard Bible
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Hear, O earth! Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people— The fruit of their thoughts, Because they have not heeded My words Nor My law, but rejected it.

New American Standard Bible
“Hear, earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not listened to My words, And as for My Law, they have rejected it also.

NASB 1995
“Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not listened to My words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

NASB 1977
“Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not listened to My words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

Legacy Standard Bible
Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not given heed to My words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

Amplified Bible
“Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster on this people, The fruit of their schemes, Because they have not listened and paid attention to My words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also.

Christian Standard Bible
Listen, earth! I am about to bring disaster on these people, the fruit of their own plotting, for they have paid no attention to my words. They have rejected my instruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, earth! I am about to bring disaster on these people, the fruit of their own plotting, for they have paid no attention to My word. They have rejected My instruction.

American Standard Version
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; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

Contemporary English Version
My people ignored me and rejected my laws. They planned to do evil, and now the evil they planned will happen to them."

English Revised Version
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; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Listen, earth! I'm going to bring disaster on these people. It is the result of their own plots, because they won't pay attention to my words. They reject my teachings.

Good News Translation
Listen, earth! As punishment for all their schemes I am bringing ruin on these people, because they have rejected my teaching and have not obeyed my words.

International Standard Version
Listen, earth! I'm about to bring calamity on this people, on the fruit of their plans, because they didn't listen to my words and they rejected my instruction.

Majority Standard Bible
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.

NET Bible
Hear this, you peoples of the earth: 'Take note! I am about to bring disaster on these people. It will come as punishment for their scheming. For they have paid no attention to what I have said, and they have rejected my law.

New Heart English Bible
Hear, earth. 'Look, I will bring disaster on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened to my words, nor to my law, but have rejected it.

World English Bible
Hear, earth! Behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Hear, O earth, behold, I am bringing evil on this people, "" The fruit of their plans, "" For they gave no attention to My words, "" And My law—they kick against it.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law -- they kick against it.

Smith's Literal Translation
Hear, thou earth: Behold me bringing evil to this people, the fruit of their purposes, for to my word they hearkened not, and my law they will reject it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear, O earth: Behold I will bring evils upon this people, the fruits of their own thoughts: because they have not heard my words, and they have cast away my law.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Hear, O earth! Behold, I will lead evils over this people, as the fruits of their own thoughts. For they have not listened to my words, and they have cast aside my law.

New American Bible
See, I bring evil upon this people, the fruit of their own schemes, Because they did not pay attention to my words, because they rejected my law.

New Revised Standard Version
Hear, O earth; I am going to bring disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not given heed to my words; and as for my teaching, they have rejected it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Hear, O earth! Behold, I will bring evil upon this people according to the fruits of their imaginations, because they have not hearkened to my words, and my law they have rejected.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Hear, oh Earth, behold, I bring evil on this people as the fruit of their reasonings, because they have not heard my words, and they have rejected my law!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hear, O earth: Behold, I will bring evil upon this people, Even the fruit of their thoughts, Because they have not attended unto My words, And as for My teaching, they have rejected it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evils upon this people, even the fruit of their rebellions; for they have not heeded my words, and they have rejected my law.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jerusalem's Final Warning
18Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them. 19Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction. 20What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:29
For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Proverbs 1:24-31
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...

Isaiah 30:9-11
These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”

Ezekiel 3:7
But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

Amos 2:4
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

Zechariah 7:11-12
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Romans 10:21
But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Isaiah 65:2
All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,

2 Kings 17:13-14
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.

2 Chronicles 36:15-16
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

John 5:39-40
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

Acts 7:51-53
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”


Treasury of Scripture

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

O earth.

Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

even.

Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 17:10
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Proverbs 1:24-31
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; …

nor to.

Jeremiah 6:10
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.

Jeremiah 8:9
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

1 Samuel 15:23,26
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king…

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4. encourage themselves.
6. God sets them on work because of their sins.
9. The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.
18. He proclaims God's wrath.
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Hear, O earth!
The call to "hear" is a summons to attention, not just for the people of Judah but for the entire earth. In Hebrew, the word "hear" (שָׁמַע, shama) implies not just listening but obeying. This is a divine proclamation, emphasizing the seriousness of the message. The inclusion of "O earth" suggests that the consequences of Judah's actions have universal significance, reminding us that God's judgments are not isolated but have cosmic implications.

I am bringing disaster
The phrase "I am bringing" indicates God's active role in the unfolding events. The Hebrew root for "bringing" (בּוֹא, bo) conveys the certainty and inevitability of the action. "Disaster" (רָעָה, ra'ah) is often used in the Old Testament to describe calamity or evil, not as a moral evil but as a consequence of sin. This disaster is not arbitrary but a direct result of the people's actions, underscoring the justice of God.

on this people
"This people" refers specifically to the people of Judah, God's chosen nation. The use of "this" (הַזֶּה, hazzeh) is demonstrative, pointing directly to the nation that has been the focus of God's covenantal relationship. It highlights the personal nature of the judgment, as it is directed towards those who have been recipients of God's promises and yet have turned away.

the fruit of their own schemes
The "fruit" (פְּרִי, peri) symbolizes the natural outcome or result of one's actions. In biblical terms, fruit is often used to describe the results of one's life choices. "Schemes" (מַחֲשָׁבוֹת, machashavot) refers to the plans or thoughts of the people, which in this context are contrary to God's will. This phrase emphasizes the principle of sowing and reaping; the disaster is a direct consequence of their own rebellious plans.

because they have not listened to My words
The failure to "listen" (שָׁמַע, shama) again highlights the people's disobedience. "My words" refers to the divine instructions and commandments given through the prophets. The Hebrew word for "words" (דְּבָרַי, devarai) is significant, as it encompasses God's revealed will and truth. The people's refusal to heed God's words is the root cause of their impending judgment.

and have rejected My instruction
To "reject" (מָאַס, ma'as) is a strong term indicating a deliberate and willful refusal. "My instruction" (תּוֹרָתִי, torati) refers to the Torah, God's law and teaching. This rejection is not just a passive neglect but an active dismissal of God's guidance. The use of "My" underscores the personal nature of the relationship between God and His people, and their rejection is a direct affront to His authority and love.

Verse 19. - The fruit of their thoughts. That punishment is the ripe fruit of sin, is the doctrine of the Old (Isaiah 3:10; Psalm 58:11, margin) as well as of the New Testament (James 1:15).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Hear,
שִׁמְעִ֣י (šim·‘î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

O earth!
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

I
אָנֹכִ֜י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

am bringing
מֵבִ֥יא (mê·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

disaster
רָעָ֛ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

on
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

this
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

people,
הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

the fruit
פְּרִ֣י (pə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6529: Fruit

of their own schemes,
מַחְשְׁבוֹתָ֑ם (maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they have paid no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

attention
הִקְשִׁ֔יבוּ (hiq·šî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

My word
דְּבָרַי֙ (də·ḇā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

and have rejected
וַיִּמְאֲסוּ־ (way·yim·’ă·sū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

My instruction.
וְתוֹרָתִ֖י (wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law


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