The Meaning of Jeremiah 6:18 Explained

Jeremiah 6:18

KJV: Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

YLT: Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which is upon them.

Darby: Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O assembly, what is among them.

ASV: Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore hear,  ye nations,  and know,  O congregation,  what [is] among them. 

What does Jeremiah 6:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 6

1  The enemies sent against Judah,
4  encourage themselves
6  God sets them on work because of their sins
9  The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins
18  He proclaims God's wrath
26  He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 6:18 mean?

Therefore hear you nations and know congregation - what [is] among them
לָכֵ֖ן שִׁמְע֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּדְעִ֥י עֵדָ֖ה אֶת־ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּֽם

שִׁמְע֣וּ  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
הַגּוֹיִ֑ם  you  nations 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וּדְעִ֥י  and  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
עֵדָ֖ה  congregation 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֲשֶׁר־  what  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בָּֽם  among  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural