Jeremiah 27:17
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
KJV
Nolite ergo audire eos : sed servite regi Babylonis, ut vivatis : quare datur hæc civitas in solitudinem ?
Vulgate
Πρόβατον πλανώμενον Ἰσραήλ, λέοντες ἐξῶσαν αὐτόν· ὁ πρῶτος ἔφαγεν αὐτὸν βασιλεὺς Ἀσσούρ, καὶ οὗτος ὕστερον τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος.
LXX
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?
ASV
אַל תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם עִבְד֥וּ אֶת מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וִֽ/חְי֑וּ לָ֧/מָּה תִֽהְיֶ֛ה הָ/עִ֥יר הַ/זֹּ֖את חָרְבָּֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חָרְב֥וֹת
chrbvt
noun · 42×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ם
m
verb · 287×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jer 38:17 — Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, 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
- Jer 42:11 — 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.
- Titus 3:1 — Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,