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 pours out its water, so Jerusalem pours out her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard in her. Sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8
Or
And make you a desolation,
A land not inhabited.”
Cross References
Ezekiel 23:18
She uncovered her acts if prostitution and uncovered her nakedness. I became disgusted with her, as I had become disgusted with her sister.
Hosea 9:12
Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them until no man is left. Yes, woe to them even when I depart from them!
Jeremiah 17:23
Yet they did not listen or incline their ears. They stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
Leviticus 26:34
Then the land will enjoy its time to honor Jehovah while it lies deserted. You will be in your enemies' land. Then the land will joyfully celebrate its time to honor Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 32:29
They fail to see why they were defeated. They cannot understand what happened.
Psalm 2:10
Listen you kings, be wise (show discernment) and be warned you rulers of the earth.
Psalm 50:17
You hate discipline. You cast (throw) my words behind you.
Psalm 94:12
Jehovah, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!
Proverbs 4:13
Take firm hold of instruction and do not let go. Obey her for she is your life.
Jeremiah 2:15
Young lions have roared at them. Young lions have turned the land into waste. The cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
Jeremiah 7:3-7
Thus says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Amend (make right) your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.
Jeremiah 7:20
Therefore the Lord Jehovah says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn and not be quenched.
Jeremiah 7:34
I will cause the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem. The land will become a ruin.
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. It will be a gathering place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolation, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 31:19
We turned away from you. But soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.'
Jeremiah 32:33
have turned their backs, not their faces to me. I taught them again and again, but they refused to listen and learn.
Jeremiah 35:13-15
This is what Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Tell the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem, Will you ever learn your lesson and obey my words? Declares Jehovah.
Zephaniah 3:7
I said, show me respect and receive discipline (instruction) (correction)! That way she would not loose her dwelling. This is according to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
Zechariah 11:8-9
And I eliminated the three shepherds in one month. I was tired of them, and they also abhorred me (found me repugnant).