Jeremiah 27:17

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

Jeremiah 27:17 in Other Translations

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

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

17 Do not listen to them. Surrender to the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this whole city be destroyed?

17 Don't listen to them. Submit to the king of Babylon and live a long life. Why do something that will destroy this city and leave it a heap of rubble?

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

17 Don't listen to them. Instead, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city be turned into rubble?

17 Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

17 Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylonia. Then you will live. Why should this city be destroyed?

Jeremiah 27:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17

Hearken not unto them
The false prophets: serve the king of Babylon, and live;
pay homage and tribute to him; which is the way to live in your own land, and enjoy the benefits of that, and of the temple worship; which, if not, you will be utterly deprived of: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
as it certainly will, should you rebel against the king of Babylon; and as it was in a few years after, when they did.

Jeremiah 27:17 In-Context

15 ‘I have not sent them,’ declares the LORD. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name. Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish, both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’ ”

16 Then I said to the priests and all these people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the prophets who say, ‘Very soon now the articles from the LORD’s house will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying lies to you.

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

18 If they are prophets and have the word of the LORD, let them plead with the LORD Almighty that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon.

19 For this is what the LORD Almighty says about the pillars, the bronze Sea, the movable stands and the other articles that are left in this city,

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 23:16
• 2. Jeremiah 42:11