Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 27:17

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

Amplified® Bible
Do not listen to them {or} heed them; serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city be laid waste?

Contemporary English Version
If you choose to obey the king of Babylonia, you will live. But if you listen to those prophets, this whole city will be nothing but a pile of rubble.

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

Good News Bible
Don't listen to them! Submit to the king of Babylonia and you will live! Why should this city become a pile of ruins?

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

New American Standard Bible
"Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

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

New King James Version
Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon”; for they prophesy a lie to you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

Revised Standard Version
Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?

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

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