Verse 17

Jeremiah 27:17

Young's Literal Translation

17 Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַל תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם עִבְד֥וּ אֶת מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וִֽ/חְי֑וּ לָ֧/מָּה תִֽהְיֶ֛ה הָ/עִ֥יר הַ/זֹּ֖את חָרְבָּֽה

English Translation

Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a ruin?

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Chapter 27 Context

1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been unto Je... Focus ↗

2 'Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes, Focus ↗

3 And thou hast put them on thy neck, and hast sent them unto the king of Edom, and unto the king of M... Focus ↗

4 And thou hast commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God (Elohim) of Is... Focus ↗

5 Thus do ye say unto your lords, I -- I have made the earth with man, and the cattle that [are] on th... Focus ↗

6 'And now, I -- I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My serv... Focus ↗

7 And served him have all the nations, and his son, and his son's son, till the coming in of the time... Focus ↗

8 And it hath come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that do not serve him -- Nebuchadnezzar king of... Focus ↗

9 'And ye, ye do not hearken unto your prophets, and unto your diviners, and unto your dreamers, and u... Focus ↗

10 For falsehood they are prophesying to you, so as to remove you far from off your ground, and I have... Focus ↗

11 And the nation that causeth its neck to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and hath served... Focus ↗

12 And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, 'Cause your neck... Focus ↗

13 Why do ye die, thou and thy people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken c... Focus ↗

14 'And ye do not hearken unto the words of the prophets who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not s... Focus ↗

15 For I have not sent them -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and they are prophesying in My name falsely... Focus ↗

16 And unto the priests, and unto all this people, I have spoken, saying, 'Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not... Focus ↗

17 Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

18 'And, if they be prophets, and if a word of Jehovah be with them, let them intercede, I pray you, wi... Focus ↗

19 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the ba... Focus ↗

20 That Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath not taken, in his removing Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king o... Focus ↗

21 Surely thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God (Elohim) of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left of t... Focus ↗

22 To Babylon they are brought, and there they are till the day of My inspecting them -- an affirmation... Focus ↗

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