Jeremiah 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.”
Jeremiah 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 6:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.””
Jeremiah 6:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.”
Jeremiah 6:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Why <FI>is<Fi> this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings <FI>are<Fi> not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.”
Jeremiah 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“To what purpose should there come to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing unto me.”
Jeremiah 6:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“To what purpose bringest thou mee incense from Sheba, and sweete calamus from a farre countrey? Your burnt offerings are not pleasant, nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me.”
Jeremiah 6:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:20 in Context — Jeremiah 6
18 C’est pourquoi écoutez, nations! Sachez ce qui leur arrivera, assemblée des peuples!
19 Écoute, terre! Voici, je fais venir sur ce peuple le malheur, Fruit de ses pensées; Car ils n’ont point été attentifs à mes paroles, Ils ont méprisé ma loi.
20 Qu’ai-je besoin de l’encens qui vient de Séba, Du roseau aromatique d’un pays lointain? Vos holocaustes ne me plaisent point, Et vos sacrifices ne me sont point agréables.
21 C’est pourquoi ainsi parle l’Éternel: Voici, je mettrai devant ce peuple des pierres d’achoppement, Contre lesquelles se heurteront ensemble pères et fils, Voisins et amis, et ils périront.
22 Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Voici, un peuple vient du pays du septentrion, Une grande nation se lève des extrémités de la terre.
What Does Jeremiah 6:20 Mean?
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