Jeremiah 27:17

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

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All Translations

BBE BBE

Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?

DBY DBY

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

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

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

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

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