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Serve the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Surrender to the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this whole city be destroyed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city be laid waste?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a place of ruins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a waste place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't listen to them. Instead, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city be turned into rubble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't listen to them! Submit to the king of Babylonia and you will live! Why should this city become a pile of ruins? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't listen to them! Serve the king of Babylon and you'll live. Why should this city become a ruin? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city become a desolation?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hearken not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city become a desolation? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live! Why is this city a ruin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not hear to them; serve ye the king of Babel, and live: wherefore shall this city be laid waste?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore hearken not to them, but serve the king of Babylon, that you may live. Why should this city be given up to desolation? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them! Serve the king of Babylon that you may live. Why should this city become rubble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do not listen to them, says the LORD, but serve the king of Babylon and live, that this city might not become a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not listen to them, says LORD JEHOVAH. Serve the King of Babel and live, and this city will not be desolate<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live; wherefore should this city become desolate?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I sent them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8166" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/27.htm">The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: tiš·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘iḇ·ḏū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">Serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wiḥ·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and live!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">should this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">become</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: ḥā·rə·bāh (N-fs) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">a ruin?</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9</a></span><br />Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Jeremiah 38:2</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-21</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2</a></span><br />Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Daniel 9:7</a></span><br />To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-48.htm">John 11:48-50</a></span><br />If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! / You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-40.htm">Acts 2:40</a></span><br />With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Listen not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?</p><p class="hdg">serve.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Jeremiah 27:11,12</a></b></br> But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein… </p><p class="hdg">wherefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Jeremiah 27:13</a></b></br> Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17,23</a></b></br> 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 shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-14.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/27-22.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-43.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-43.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-14.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">By the type of bonds and yokes he prophesies the subduing of the neighbor kings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/27-8.htm">He exhorts them to yield, and not to believe the false prophets.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">The like he does to Zedekiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">He foretells the remnant of the vessels shall be carried to Babylon, </a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These false prophets were claiming that God would deliver Judah from Babylonian control, contradicting Jeremiah's message. This phrase emphasizes the importance of discerning true prophetic voices from false ones, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22, 1</a> <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>).<p><b>Serve the king of Babylon and live!</b><br>Jeremiah's message was countercultural and difficult for the people to accept. Serving the king of Babylon was seen as an act of submission to a foreign power, yet it was God's directive for the survival of Judah. This command highlights the sovereignty of God over nations and His use of foreign powers to accomplish His purposes (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/45.htm">Isaiah 45:1-7</a>). It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of submission to governing authorities (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a>).<p><b>Why should this city become a ruin?</b><br>Jeremiah appeals to the people's sense of preservation and the value of Jerusalem, the city of God. The potential ruin of Jerusalem serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience. Historically, Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and identity, making its destruction a profound loss. This phrase underscores the theme of divine judgment and mercy, as God offers a way to avoid destruction through obedience. It also points to the eventual hope of restoration, as seen in later prophecies of a new Jerusalem (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his unwavering commitment to God's truth, even in the face of opposition.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_babylon.htm">King of Babylon</a></b><br>Refers to Nebuchadnezzar II, the powerful ruler of the Babylonian Empire, who was used by God as an instrument of judgment against Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment and exile due to its persistent disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals who claimed to speak for God but delivered messages contrary to His will, often offering false hope and leading the people astray.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which was at risk of destruction due to the people's rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_sovereignty.htm">Obedience to God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God sometimes uses unexpected means, including foreign powers, to accomplish His purposes. Recognizing His sovereignty helps us trust His plans even when they are difficult to understand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_against_false_teachings.htm">Discernment Against False Teachings</a></b><br>The call to "not listen to them" highlights the importance of discerning true messages from God versus false prophecies. We must be rooted in Scripture to recognize and reject false teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/submission_for_preservation.htm">Submission for Preservation</a></b><br>Serving the king of Babylon was a means of preserving life and avoiding unnecessary destruction. Similarly, submission to God's ordained authorities can lead to peace and preservation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in exile, God’s people are called to live and seek the welfare of their surroundings, trusting in His ultimate plan for restoration and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings leads to ruin, as seen in the potential destruction of Jerusalem. Obedience to God’s commands is crucial for avoiding spiritual and physical ruin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jer._27_show_nebuchadnezzar's_power.htm">Why does Jeremiah 27 seem to indicate Nebuchadnezzar's absolute power over all nations, despite historical evidence that other empires and rulers thrived during the same period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_zedekiah_seek_jeremiah's_prophecy.htm">Why would King Zedekiah, who ignored God, privately seek Jeremiah's prophecy in Jeremiah 37:17, and does this align with his other actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_declare_devastation_yet_not_end.htm">Jeremiah 4:27: Why does God declare total devastation yet say He won't 'make a full end,' and isn't this contradictory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Hearken not unto them.</span>--The prophecy of the restoration of the vessels of the Temple was clearly not a mere prediction. It had been used as an incentive to rebellion. "Make one last effort," the prophets virtually said, "and the spoiler shall be compelled to disgorge his booty." The prophet saw that such an effort would but hasten the utter destruction of the Temple and the city.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Serve</span><br /><span class="heb">עִבְד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘iḇ·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and live!</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽחְי֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wiḥ·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֧מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">become</span><br /><span class="heb">תִֽהְיֶ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a ruin?</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרְבָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rə·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Jeremiah 27:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/27-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 27:17 Don't listen to them (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 27:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 27:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 27:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 27:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>