Jeremiah 27:17

17 Hearken not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?

Jeremiah 27:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 27:17

Hearken not unto them
The false prophets: serve the king of Babylon, and live;
pay homage and tribute to him; which is the way to live in your own land, and enjoy the benefits of that, and of the temple worship; which, if not, you will be utterly deprived of: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
as it certainly will, should you rebel against the king of Babylon; and as it was in a few years after, when they did.

Jeremiah 27:17 In-Context

15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy to you.

16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie to you.

17 Hearken not to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city be laid waste?

18 But if they [are] prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and [in] the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

19 For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,