Jeremiah 27:17 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 27:17

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 16, 17.) And I spoke to the priests and to 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 will return from Babylon now quickly: for they are prophesying lies to you. This, which we have now set, in the Septuagint is not present: and that which follows, Do not listen to them, but serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why is this city being laid waste?

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּשְׁמְע֣וּ	tish.me.'U	you listen	H8085 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
עִבְד֥וּ	'iv.Du	serve	H5647 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
בָּבֶ֖ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
וִֽחְי֑וּ	vich.Yu	and live	H2421 →
לָ֧מָּה	La.mah	<to> why?	H4100 →
תִֽהְיֶ֛ה	tih.Yeh	will it become	H1961 →
הָעִ֥יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
הַזֹּ֖את	ha.Zot	<the> this	H2063 →
חָרְבָּֽה׃	cha.re.Bah	a ruin	H2723 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Jeremiah 38:17
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live,…
leads to
- Jeremiah 27:12
  And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
- Jeremiah 38:2
  “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…
Through
Jeremiah 38:23
All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will…
leads to
- Jeremiah 41:10
  Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah…
- Jeremiah 39:6
  There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.
- Jeremiah 38:18
  But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself…
Through
Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
leads to
- Ezekiel 26:13
  So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
- Revelation 18:23
  The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of…
- Hosea 2:11
  I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.

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About Jeremiah