Jeremiah 27:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not listen to them or heed them; serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city be laid waste? American Standard Version (1901) Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation? Common English Bible Don’t listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Otherwise, this city will be reduced to ruin. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore hearken not to them, but serve the king of Babylon, that you may live. Why should this city be given up to desolation? |
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedeki´ah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chalde´ans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.