Jeremiah 6:17

“Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”

"Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken." - Jeremiah 6:17
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What does Jeremiah 6:17 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 6:17 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken." This verse comes from the book of Jeremiah, which is a prophetic book in the Old Testament that…

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The Watchmen's Call: Heeding God's Warning

In the tumultuous times we face today, the words of Jeremiah ring louder than ever. The verse from Jeremiah 6:17 KJV states, "Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken." Here we find God appointing…

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A Prayer for Awakening and Obedience

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, I come before You today with a heart heavy with the weight of many burdens. Your Word, O God, has spoken with clarity and authority, reminding us of the necessity to listen to the watchmen You have set over us. In Jeremiah 6:17…

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Jeremiah 6:17 - "Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken."
Jeremiah 17:6 - "For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited."
Jeremiah 17:6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.
Jeremiah 17:17 - "Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil."
Jeremiah 38:6 (KJVA) 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 37:6 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 32:6 - "¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 6:16-17 - "Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’"
Jeremiah 38:6 - "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
Jeremiah 28:17 - "So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month."
Jeremiah 7:17 - "¶ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?"
Jeremiah 17:12 - "¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary."
Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
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"For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited." - Jeremiah 17:6
Jeremiah 41:17 (KJVA) 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
Genesis 17:6
Exodus 17:6
Matthew 6:17
Proverbs 17:6
Jeremiah 40:6 - "Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land."
Jeremiah 41:17 (KJVA) 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
Exodus 17:6
Exodus 17:6