Don’t you see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Parallel translations
- KJV Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- BSB Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- NKJV Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- NASB Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- NLT Don’t you see what they are doing throughout the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
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Quick answer
God asks Jeremiah whether he sees what the people are doing in the towns and streets of Judah. Their open, widespread idolatry justifies the coming judgment.
Overview
God draws attention to the public, everyday character of the people's sin. The rhetorical question prepares for the description of idolatrous worship in the next verse. It emphasizes that the rebellion is not hidden or isolated but woven into ordinary community life.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ezek 8:6–18He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”
- Ezek 14:23They will comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you will know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it,” says the Lord Yahweh.
- Jer 6:27“I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way.
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