Jeremiah 6:17

6:17 The Lord said, 1 

“I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, 2  saying:

‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’” 3 

But they said, “We will not pay attention!”

Jeremiah 26:5

26:5 You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again. 4  But you have not paid any attention to them.

1 tn These words are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

2 tn Heb “I appointed watchmen over you.”

3 tn Heb “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet.” The word “warning” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

4 tn See the translator’s note on 7:13 for the idiom here.