Leviticus 26:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
I will turn your cities into ruins and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will take no delight in the pleasing aroma of your offerings.

New Living Translation
I will make your cities desolate and destroy your places of pagan worship. I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me.

English Standard Version
And I will lay your cities waste and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing aromas.

Berean Study Bible
I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

New American Standard Bible
I will turn your cities into ruins as well and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing aromas.

NASB 1995
'I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing aromas.

NASB 1977
‘I will lay waste your cities as well, and will make your sanctuaries desolate; and I will not smell your soothing aromas.

Amplified Bible
I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your sweet and soothing aromas [of offerings by fire].

Christian Standard Bible
I will reduce your cities to ruins and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will reduce your cities to ruins and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

Contemporary English Version
I'll wipe out your towns and your places of worship and will no longer be pleased with the smell of your sacrifices.

Good News Translation
I will turn your cities into ruins, destroy your places of worship, and refuse to accept your sacrifices.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will make your cities deserted and ruin your sacred places. I will no longer accept the soothing aroma from your sacrifices.

International Standard Version
I'll lay your cities to waste and destroy your sanctuaries so I don't have to smell the scent of your soothing odors.

NET Bible
I will lay your cities waste and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will refuse to smell your soothing aromas.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

New King James Version
I will lay your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the fragrance of your sweet aromas.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the aroma of your sweet odors.

New Heart English Bible
I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.

World English Bible
I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.

American King James Version
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the smell of your sweet odors.

American Standard Version
And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

A Faithful Version
And I will make your cities waste and cause your sanctuaries to be desolate. And I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

Darby Bible Translation
And I will lay waste your cities and desolate your sanctuaries; and I will not smell your sweet odours.

English Revised Version
And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And I will make your cities desolate, and bring your Sanctuarie vnto nought, and will not smell the sauour of your sweete odours.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And I wyll make your cities desolate, and bring your sanctuarie vnto naught, and wyll not smell the sauour of your sweete odours.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And youre cities wyll I make waist, and brynge youre churches to naught, and wyll not smell youre swete odoures.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And I will make youre cities desolate, and bringe youre sanctuaries vnto nought, and will not smell the sauoures of youre swete odoures.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and I have made your cities a ruin, and have made your sanctuaries desolate, and I do not smell your refreshing fragrance;

Young's Literal Translation
and I have made your cities a waste, and have made desolate your sanctuaries, and I smell not at your sweet fragrances;

Smith's Literal Translation
And I gave your cities a desert, and I laid waste your holy places, and I will not smell upon the odor of your sweetness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Insomuch that I will bring your cities to be a wilderness, and I will make your sanctuaries desolate, and will receive no more your sweet odours.

Catholic Public Domain Version
so much so that I will reduce your cities to a wilderness, and I will make your Sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer accept the most sweet odors.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall make your cities into a wilderness and I shall lay waste your sanctuaries and I shall not smell the fragrance of your savors.

Lamsa Bible
And I will make your cities waste and reduce your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odors.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will lay your cities waste, and I will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell the savour of your sacrifices.
















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