OET YIR section

This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

6:16 Yisrael rejects Yahweh’s messages

Southern kingdom

16 Yahweh says this:

Stand at the crossroads and look,

and ask about the ancient paths.

‘Where is the path of the good?’ Then walk along it

and find rest for your spirit.

But they say, ‘We won’t walk on it.’

17 I set watchmen over you.

Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet,

But they said, ‘We won’t pay attention.’

18 Therefore listen you nations,

≈ and you congregation, know what will happen to them.

19 Listen, you earth.

Yes, I will bring disaster to this people—

the fruit of their own plans

because they paid no attention to my messages

≈ and they rejected my instructions.

20 What difference does it make to me if they burn frankincense that came from Sheva?

≈ Or if they have good cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings aren’t acceptable,

≈ and your sacrifices don’t please me.

21 So Yahweh says this:

Listen, I’ll give this group of people a stumbling block,

and they’ll trip over it—

fathers and sons together,

≈ both a neighbour and his friend.

16 Thus YHWH he _says stand at the_roads and_look and_ask of_paths _of ancient _time where this is_the_way _of (the)_good and_walk in_it and_find rest for_self _of_your(pl) and_they _said not we _will _walk.

17 And_I _raised _up over_you(pl) watchmen pay _attention to_sound/voice a _trumpet and_they _said not we _will _pay _attention.

18 For_so/thus/hence listen the_nations and_know Oh _congregation DOM that_which is_in_them.

19 Hear the_earth/land HERE I am_about _to _bring calamity to the_people the_this the _fruit _of their _own _schemes _of_their if/because on words/messages _of_my not they _have _paid _attention and_law _of_my and_they _have _rejected (in)_it.

20 To/for_what this to_me frankincense which_from_Shəⱱāʼ it _comes and_the_cane (the)_good from_a _land _of distance offerings _of_your(pl)_burnt not are_for_acceptance and_sacrifices _of_your(pl) not they _are _pleasing to_me.

21 For_so/thus/hence thus YHWH he _says HERE_I am_about _to _give to the_people the_this stumbling _blocks and_they _will _stumble over_them fathers and_sons alike a _neighbour and_friend _of_his and_they _will _perish[fn].

6:21 OSHB variant note: יאבדו: (x-qere) ’וְ/אָבָֽדוּ’: lemma=c/6 n=0 morph=HC/Vqq3cp id=24vu4 וְ/אָבָֽדוּ

OET by section YIR (JER) 6:16

Yisrael rejects Yahweh’s messages

Readers’ Version

Literal Version Hide marks

Literal Version