Discovery BoxJeremiah 6:10 
Context“Who would listen
if I spoke to them and warned them? 2
Their ears are so closed 3
that they cannot hear!
Indeed, 4 what the Lord says is offensive to them.
They do not like it at all. 5
Jeremiah 24:3
Context24:3 The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “I see figs. The good ones look very good. But the bad ones look very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten.”
Jeremiah 35:6
Context35:6 But they answered, “We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, ‘You and your children must never drink wine.
Jeremiah 37:14
Context37:14 Jeremiah answered, “That’s a lie! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” 6 But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials.
Jeremiah 38:20
Context38:20 Then Jeremiah answered, “You will not be handed over to them. Please obey the Lord by doing what I have been telling you. 7 Then all will go well with you and your life will be spared. 8
Jeremiah 42:4-5
Context42:4 The prophet Jeremiah answered them, “Agreed! 9 I will indeed pray to the Lord your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the Lord replies in response to you. 10 I will not keep anything back from you.” 42:5 They answered Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as 11 the Lord sends you to tell us to do.
1 tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “To whom shall I speak? To whom shall I give warning? Who will listen?” Heb “Unto whom shall I speak and give warning that they may listen?”
3 tn Heb “are uncircumcised.”
4 tn Heb “Behold!”
5 tn Heb “They do not take pleasure in it.”
6 tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
7 tn Heb “Please listen to the voice of the
8 tn Heb “your life [or you yourself] will live.” Compare v. 17 and the translator’s note there for the idiom.
9 tn Heb “I have heard” = “I agree.” For this nuance of the verb see BDB 1034 s.v. שָׁמַע Qal.1.j and compare the usage in Gen 37:27 and Judg 11:17 listed there.
10 tn Heb “all the word which the
11 tn Heb “do according to all the word which.”
