Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Go through her rows of vines and destroy them, but don't completely destroy them. Strip away her branches, because they aren't the LORD's.
New American Standard Bible
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.
King James Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
Holman Bible
but do not finish them off.
Prune away her shoots,
for they do not belong to the Lord.
A Conservative Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy, but make not a full end. Take away her branches, for they are not LORD's.
American Standard Version
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah's.
Amplified
“Go up through the rows of Jerusalem’s vineyards and destroy [them],
But do not completely destroy everything.
Strip away her branches and the tendrils [of her vines],
For they are not the Lord’s.
Bible in Basic English
Go up against her vines and make waste; let the destruction be complete: take away her branches, for they are not the Lord's.
Darby Translation
Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
Julia Smith Translation
Go ye up upon her walls and destroy; and ye shall not make a completion: remove her twigs, for they are not to Jehovah.
King James 2000
Go you up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not the LORD's.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Go up through her vineyards and destroy, but you must not make complete destruction. Remove her branches, for they [are] not to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Go up on her vine-rows and destroy; but do not make a full end; take away her branches, for they are not Jehovah's.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Climb up upon their walls, beat them down, but destroy them not utterly: cut off their branches because they are not the LORD's.
NET Bible
The Lord commanded the enemy, "March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but do not make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not the LORD's.
The Emphasized Bible
Scale ye her walls and destroy, But a full end, do not make, - Remove her tendrils, For not to Yahweh, do, they, belong!
Webster
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
World English Bible
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don't make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.
Youngs Literal Translation
Go ye up on her walls, and destroy, And a completion make not, Turn aside her branches, for they are not Jehovah's,
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
9 "Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "And on a nation like this, should I not seek retribution?" 10 "Go through her rows of vines and destroy them, but don't completely destroy them. Strip away her branches, because they aren't the LORD's. 11 For both the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me," declares the LORD.
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:27
For this is what the LORD says: "The entire land will be devastated, but I won't completely destroy it.
Jeremiah 39:8
The Chaldeans burned the palace and the houses of the people with fire, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 24:2-4
The LORD sent raiding parties from the Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, in keeping with the message from the LORD that he had spoken through his servants, the prophets.
2 Chronicles 36:17
Therefore he brought up the king of the Chaldeans against them, who executed their young men in the holy Temple, showing no compassion on young man or young virgin, adult men or the aged. God gave them all into the king's control,
Psalm 78:61-62
Then he sent his might into captivity and his glory into the control of the adversary.
Isaiah 10:5-7
"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands!
Isaiah 13:1-5
A message that Amoz's son Isaiah received about Babylon:
Jeremiah 5:18
"Yet even in those days," declares the LORD, "I won't destroy you completely.
Jeremiah 6:4-6
Prepare for war against her. Get ready, let's attack at noon! How terrible for us that the day is coming to an end, and that the evening shadows are lengthening.
Jeremiah 7:4-12
"Change your ways and your deeds, and I'll let you live in this place. Don't trust deceptive words like these, and say, "The Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD,'
Jeremiah 25:9
I'm now sending for all the tribes from the north, declares the LORD, and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I'll bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I'll utterly destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting desolation.
Jeremiah 30:11
For I'll be with you to save you,' declares the LORD. "For I'll put an end to all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you. I'll discipline you justly, but I certainly won't leave you unpunished.'
Jeremiah 46:28
"As for you, my servant Jacob, don't be afraid, and Israel, don't be dismayed," declares the LORD, "for I am with you. Indeed, I'll make an end of all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you! I'll discipline you justly, but I'll certainly not leave you unpunished."
Jeremiah 51:20-23
"You are my war-club and weapons of war. I'll smash nations with you and destroy kingdoms with you.
Ezekiel 9:5-7
As I continued to listen, he also told the others, "Follow him through the city and start killing. Don't spare anyone you see, and don't show pity of any kind.
Ezekiel 12:16
"But I'll preserve a few people out of the violent death, famine, and pestilence, so they can recount their detestable practices among the nations when they'll go there. Then they'll know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 14:17
"Or if I were to bring war to that land and say, "Hey, sword! Pass throughout the land so I can destroy both man and beasts in it,'
Hosea 1:9
so the LORD told Hosea, "Name him "Lo-ammi,' because you are not my people, and I will not be your God.
Amos 9:8
Look! The eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth; but I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," declares the LORD.
Matthew 22:7
Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.