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Jeremiah 6:20

20 zFor what purpose to Me

Comes frankincense afrom Sheba,

And bsweet cane from a far country?

cYour burnt offerings are not acceptable,

Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”

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Jeremiah 6:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 What do I care about incense from Sheba

or sweet calamus from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;

your sacrifices do not please me.”

Jeremiah 6:20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba,

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,

nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Jeremiah 6:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 6:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba.

Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!

I will not accept your burnt offerings.

Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”

Jeremiah 6:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Why do you bring me offerings of incense from the land of Sheba?

Why do you bring me sweet-smelling cane from a faraway land?

Your burnt offerings will not be accepted;

your sacrifices do not please me.”

Jeremiah 6:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me. 

Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me. 

I won’t accept your burnt offerings. 

I’m not pleased with your sacrifices. 

Jeremiah 6:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;

your sacrifices do not please Me.

Jeremiah 6:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Of what use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba,

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,

nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Jeremiah 6:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 What is this to me?

Frankincense comes from Sheba,

and the precious spice reed from a distant land.

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,

your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

Jeremiah 6:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba?

Why should I bother with sweet-smelling cane from a land far away?

I do not accept your burnt offerings.

Your sacrifices do not please me.”

Jeremiah 6:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 “For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba

And the sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable

And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”


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