Jeremiah 27:17
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 27 connects to 5 cross-references. Jeremiah wears a yoke as a sign, declaring God has given all lands to Nebuchadnezzar. Nations should submit to the Babylonian yoke rather than listen to false prophets promising liberation. The temple vessels will not be returned soon as the …
Other Translations
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?
Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?
Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?
Cross References
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of …
But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will …
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the …
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt …
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out …