Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 6:8
American Standard Version
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Amplified® Bible
Be corrected, reformed, instructed, {and} warned, O Jerusalem, lest I be alienated {and} parted from you, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.
Contemporary English Version
Listen to me, you people of Jerusalem and Judah. I will abandon you, and your land will become an empty desert.
Darby English Version
Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Good News Bible
People of Jerusalem, let these troubles be a warning to you, or else I will abandon you; I will turn your city into a desert, a place where no one lives."
King James Version
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
New American Standard Bible
"Be warned, O Jerusalem, Or I shall be alienated from you, And make you a desolation, A land not inhabited."
New International Version
Take warning, O Jerusalem,
or I will turn away from you
and make your land desolate
so no one can live in it."
New King James Version
Be instructed, O Jerusalem,
Lest My soul depart from you;
Lest I make you desolate,
A land not inhabited.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Consider yourself warned, O Jerusalem, Or I shall feel alienated from you, And make you a desolation, A land not inhabited."
Revised Standard Version
Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I be alienated from you; lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land."
Young's Literal Translation
Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be alienated from thee, Lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
