Discovery BoxJeremiah 6:17 
Context“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 22:21
Context22:21 While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. 4
But you said, “I refuse to listen to you.”
That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. 5
Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.
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 Heb “I spoke to you in your security.” The reference is to the sending of the prophets. Compare this context with the context of 7:25. For the nuance “security” for this noun (שַׁלְוָה, shalvah) rather than “prosperity” as many translate see Pss 122:7; 30:6 and the related adjective (שָׁלֵו, shalev) in Jer 49:31; Job 16:2; 21:23.
5 tn Heb “from your youth.” Compare the usage in 2:2; 3:24 and compare a similar idea in 7:25.
