Jeremiah 27:17

15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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

18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

19 For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Hør ikke på dem, tjen Babels konge, så skal dere leve. Hvorfor skal denne by bli til en ørken?
OTB
Ikke hør på dem. Tjen kongen av Babylon, så skal dere leve. Hvorfor skulle denne byen bli øde?
B1930
Hør ikke på dem, tjen Babels konge, så skal I leve. Hvorfor skal denne by bli til en ørken?
BSB
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
KJV
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
WEB
Don’t listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city become a desolation?
ASV
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?
DARBY
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste?
BLB
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city be laid waste?

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