Translations
Modern
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
Traditional
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Literal
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city be laid waste?
Latin
Nolite ergo audire eos: sed servite regi Babylonis, ut vivatis: quare datur hæc civitas in solitudinem?
Original
Hebrew
English
Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
Notes
The Lord told Jeremiah to send messages to the ambassadors from nearby countries to announce the Lord’s judgment on them. Jeremiah was to show his message by wearing a wooden yoke. This event happened in 594 to 593 BC (see Jeremiah 28:1).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Places
Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: The Jews Exhorted to be Subject To, and Settle In Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar by Jeremiah