Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord commanded the enemy, "March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
King James Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
Holman Bible
but do not finish them off.
Prune away her shoots,
for they do not belong to the Lord.
International Standard Version
"Go through her rows of vines and destroy them, but don't completely destroy them. Strip away her branches, because they aren't the LORD's.
A Conservative Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy, but make not a full end. Take away her branches, for they are not LORD's.
American Standard Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah's.
Amplified
“Go up through the rows of Jerusalem’s vineyards and destroy [them],
But do not completely destroy everything.
Strip away her branches and the tendrils [of her vines],
For they are not the Lord’s.
Bible in Basic English
Go up against her vines and make waste; let the destruction be complete: take away her branches, for they are not the Lord's.
Darby Translation
Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
Julia Smith Translation
Go ye up upon her walls and destroy; and ye shall not make a completion: remove her twigs, for they are not to Jehovah.
King James 2000
Go you up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not the LORD's.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Go up through her vineyards and destroy, but you must not make complete destruction. Remove her branches, for they [are] not to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Go up on her vine-rows and destroy; but do not make a full end; take away her branches, for they are not Jehovah's.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Climb up upon their walls, beat them down, but destroy them not utterly: cut off their branches because they are not the LORD's.
New Heart English Bible
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but do not make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not the LORD's.
The Emphasized Bible
Scale ye her walls and destroy, But a full end, do not make, - Remove her tendrils, For not to Yahweh, do, they, belong!
Webster
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
World English Bible
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don't make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.
Youngs Literal Translation
Go ye up on her walls, and destroy, And a completion make not, Turn aside her branches, for they are not Jehovah's,
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
9 I will surely punish them for doing such things!" says the Lord. "I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!" 10 The Lord commanded the enemy, "March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the Lord. 11 For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me," says the Lord.
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:27
All this will happen because the Lord said, "The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.
Jeremiah 39:8
The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people's homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 24:2-4
The Lord sent against him Babylonian, Syrian, Moabite, and Ammonite raiding bands; he sent them to destroy Judah, as he had warned he would do through his servants the prophets.
2 Chronicles 36:17
He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him.
Psalm 78:61-62
He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
Isaiah 10:5-7
Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.
Isaiah 13:1-5
This is a message about Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz:
Jeremiah 5:18
Yet even then I will not completely destroy you," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 6:4-6
They will say, 'Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let's attack it at noon!' But later they will say, 'Oh, oh! Too bad! The day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.
Jeremiah 7:4-12
Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, "We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!"
Jeremiah 25:9
So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.
Jeremiah 30:11
For I, the Lord, affirm that I will be with you and will rescue you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you, but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished."
Jeremiah 46:28
I, the Lord, tell you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servant, for I am with you. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished."
Jeremiah 51:20-23
"Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.
Ezekiel 9:5-7
While I listened, he said to the others, "Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone!
Ezekiel 12:16
But I will let a small number of them survive the sword, famine, and pestilence, so that they can confess all their abominable practices to the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
Ezekiel 14:17
"Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I were to kill both people and animals.
Hosea 1:9
Then the Lord said: "Name him 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God."
Amos 9:8
Look, the sovereign Lord is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob," says the Lord.
Matthew 22:7
The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.