Jeremiah 6 Parallel Bible

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	NABRE New American Bible Revised	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Seek refuge, Benjaminites, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, raise a signal over Beth-haccherem; For disaster threatens from the north, and mighty destruction.	Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction.	“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.
2	Lovely and delicate daughter Zion, you are ruined!	The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.	I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.
3	Against her, shepherds come with their flocks; all around, they pitch their tents against her; each one grazes his portion.	Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, each in his place.	Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion.”
4	“Prepare for war against her, Up! let us rush upon her at midday!” “Woe to us! the day is waning, evening shadows lengthen!”	“Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!	“Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and the shadows of evening grow long.
5	“Up! let us rush upon her by night, destroy her palaces!”	Arise, and let us attack by night and destroy her palaces!”	So arise, let us attack at night and destroy her fortresses!”
6	For thus says the LORD of hosts: Hew down her trees, throw up a siege mound against Jerusalem. Woe to the city marked for punishment; there is nothing but oppression within her!	For thus says the LORD of hosts: “Cut down her trees; cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem. This is the city that must be punished; there is nothing but oppression within her.	This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.
7	As a well keeps its waters fresh, so she keeps fresh her wickedness. Violence and destruction resound in her; ever before me are wounds and blows.	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.	As a well pours out its water, so she pours out her wickedness. Violence and destruction resound in her; her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8	Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will be estranged from you, And I will turn you into a wilderness, a land where no one dwells.	Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”	Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”
9	Thus says the LORD of hosts: Glean, glean like a vine the remnant of Israel; Pass your hand, like a vintager, repeatedly over the tendrils.	Thus says the LORD of hosts: “They shall glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel; like a grape gatherer pass your hand again over its branches.”	This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Let them glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine; pass your hand over the branches again, like one gathering grapes.”
10	To whom shall I speak? whom shall I warn, and be heard? See! their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot pay attention; See, the word of the LORD has become for them an object of scorn, for which they have no taste.	To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.	To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
11	But the wrath of the LORD brims up within me, I am weary of holding it in. I will pour it out upon the child in the street, upon the young men gathered together. Yes, husband and wife will be taken, elder with ancient.	Therefore I am full of the wrath of the LORD; I am weary of holding it in. “Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged.	But I am full of the wrath of the LORD, and I cannot hold it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the young men gathered together; both husband and wife will be caught in it, and the old, those weighed down with years.
12	Their houses will fall to others, their fields and their wives as well; For I will stretch forth my hand against those who dwell in the land—oracle of the LORD.	Their houses shall be turned over to others, their fields and wives together, for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.	Their houses will be turned over to others, together with their fields and their wives, when I stretch out my hand against those who live in the land,” declares the LORD.
13	Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet and priest, all practice fraud.	“For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.	“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
14	They have treated lightly the injury to my people: “Peace, peace!” they say, though there is no peace.	They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.	They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.
15	They have acted shamefully, committing abominations, yet they are not at all ashamed, they do not know how to blush. Therefore they will fall among the fallen; in the time of their punishment they shall stumble, says the LORD.	Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the LORD.	Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD.
16	Thus says the LORD: Stand by the earliest roads, ask the pathways of old, “Which is the way to good?” and walk it; thus you will find rest for yourselves. But they said, “We will not walk it.”	Thus says the LORD: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’	This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17	I raised up watchmen for them: “Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!” But they said, “We will not pay attention!”	I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’	I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’
18	Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O earth, what I will do with them:	Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.	Therefore hear, you nations; you who are witnesses, observe what will happen to them.
19	See, I bring evil upon this people, the fruit of their own schemes, Because they did not pay attention to my words, because they rejected my law.	Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.	Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law.
20	Of what use to me is incense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from far-off lands? Your burnt offerings find no favor with me, your sacrifices do not please me.	What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.	What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”
21	Therefore, thus says the LORD: See, I will place before this people obstacles to trip them up; Parents and children alike, neighbors and friends shall perish.	Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will lay before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; fathers and sons together, neighbor and friend shall perish.’”	Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will put obstacles before this people. Parents and children alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish.”
22	Thus says the LORD: See, a people comes from the land of the north, a great nation, rising from the very ends of the earth.	Thus says the LORD: “Behold, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.	This is what the LORD says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
23	Bow and javelin they wield; cruel and pitiless are they. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on horses, Each in his place for battle against you, daughter Zion.	They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!”	They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.”
24	We hear news of them; our hands hang helpless, Anguish takes hold of us, pangs like a woman in childbirth.	We have heard the report of it; our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labor.	We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
25	Do not go out into the field, do not step into the street, For the enemy has a sword; terror on every side!	Go not out into the field, nor walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.	Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
26	Daughter of my people, dress in sackcloth, roll in the ashes. Mourn as for an only child with bitter wailing: “How suddenly the destroyer comes upon us!”	O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.	Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
27	A tester for my people I have appointed you, to search and test their way.	“I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways.	“I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.
28	Arch-rebels are they all, dealers in slander, bronze and iron, all of them, destroyers they are.	They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.	They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.
29	The bellows are scorched, the lead is consumed by the fire; In vain has the refiner refined, the wicked are not drawn off.	The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.	The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.
30	“Silver rejected” they shall be called, for the LORD has rejected them.	Rejected silver they are called, for the LORD has rejected them.”	They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
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