Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Or
And make you a desolation,
A land not inhabited.”
King James Version
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Holman Bible
or I will turn away from you;
I will make you a desolation,
a land without inhabitants.
International Standard Version
Be warned, Jerusalem, or I'll be alienated from you. I'll make you desolate, a land not inhabited."
A Conservative Version
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee, lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
American Standard Version
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Amplified
“Be wise and be warned, O Jerusalem,
Or I will be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”
Bible in Basic English
Undergo teaching, O Jerusalem, or my soul will be turned away from you, and I will make you a waste, an unpeopled land.
Darby Translation
Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Julia Smith Translation
Be admonished, O Jerusalem, lest thy soul shall be alienated from thee; lest I shall set thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
King James 2000
Be you instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from you; lest I make you desolate, a land not inhabited.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be warned, Jerusalem, lest I turn away from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, a land that is not inhabited."
Modern King James verseion
O Jerusalem, you must be instructed, lest My soul depart from you; lest I make you desolate, a land without people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Amend thee, O Jerusalem, lest I withdraw my heart from thee, and make thee desolate: and thy land also, that no man dwell in it."
NET Bible
So take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate, a place where no one can live."
New Heart English Bible
Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you; lest I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited."
The Emphasized Bible
Receive thou correction O Jerusalem, Lest my soul be torn from thee, - Lest I make thee A desolation, A land not habitable.
Webster
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
World English Bible
Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you; lest I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited."
Youngs Literal Translation
Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be alienated from thee, Lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Interlinear
Nephesh
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 6:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
7
As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8
Or
And make you a desolation,
A land not inhabited.”
Cross References
Ezekiel 23:18
When she carried on her whoring so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned in disgust from her sister.
Hosea 9:12
Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them!
Jeremiah 17:23
Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction.
Leviticus 26:34
"Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths.
Deuteronomy 32:29
If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end!
Psalm 2:10
Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
Psalm 50:17
For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
Psalm 94:12
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law,
Proverbs 4:13
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
Jeremiah 2:15
The lions have roared against him; they have roared loudly. They have made his land a waste; his cities are in ruins, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
Jeremiah 7:3-7
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.
Jeremiah 7:20
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched."
Jeremiah 7:34
And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, for the land shall become a waste.
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."
Jeremiah 31:19
For after I had turned away, I relented, and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was confounded, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.'
Jeremiah 32:33
They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction.
Jeremiah 35:13-15
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the LORD.
Zephaniah 3:7
I said, 'Surely you will fear me; you will accept correction. Then your dwelling would not be cut off according to all that I have appointed against you.' But all the more they were eager to make all their deeds corrupt.
Zechariah 11:8-9
In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.