17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?


In Context

14 And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.

15 For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that ye may perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.

17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?

18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

19 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,

Jeremiah 27:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this city become a ruin?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Therefore hearken not to them, but serve the king of Babylon, that you may live. Why should this city be given up to desolation?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Hearken not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Don't listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city become a desolation?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Listen not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?