Jeremiah 6:20
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 6:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wozu soll mir denn Weihrauch aus Scheba kommen, und das gute Würzrohr aus fernem Lande? Eure Brandopfer sind mir nicht wohlgefällig und eure Schlachtopfer mir nicht angenehm.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿A qué viene para mí este incienso de Seba, y la buena caña olorosa de tierra lejana? Vuestros holocaustos no son á mi voluntad, ni vuestros sacrificios me dan gusto.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Afinal, para que vem a mim o incenso de Sabá, e a boa cana aromática de uma terra distante? Vossas ofertas de queima não me são aceitáveis, nem vossos sacrifícios me são agradáveis.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O que este incenso subindo de Sabá significa para Mim? Ou estes cheiros suaves de uma terra distante? Vossos holocaustos não são aceitáveis a Mim, nem o são os vossos sacrifícios".
📖 Jeremiah 6:20 in Context
18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
20To 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.
21Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
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