Verse 17

Jeremiah 27:17

Literal Standard Version

17 You do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live! Why is this city a ruin?

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, this word has been to Jerem... Focus ↗

2 “Thus said YHWH to me: Make bands and yokes for yourself, Focus ↗

3 and you have put them on your neck, and have sent them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab,... Focus ↗

4 and you have commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God (Elohim) of Israel... Focus ↗

5 Thus you say to your lords, I have made the earth with man, and the livestock that are on the face o... Focus ↗

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

7 and all the nations have served him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the coming in of the time... Focus ↗

8 And it has come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that does not serve him—Nebuchadnezzar king of B... Focus ↗

9 And you, you do not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your... Focus ↗

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

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

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

13 Why do you die, you and your people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as YHWH has spoken conc... Focus ↗

14 And you do not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, saying, You do not serve... Focus ↗

15 For I have not sent them—a declaration of YHWH—and they are prophesying falsely in My Name, so as to... Focus ↗

16 And to the priests, and to all this people, I have spoken, saying, “Thus said YHWH: You do not liste... Focus ↗

17 You do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live! Why is this city a ruin?

18 And if they are prophets, and if a word of YHWH is with them, let them now intercede with YHWH of Ho... Focus ↗

19 For thus said YHWH of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases... Focus ↗

20 that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has not taken, in his removing Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of... Focus ↗

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

22 They are brought to Babylon, and there they are until the day of My inspecting them—a declaration of... Focus ↗

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