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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿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.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡No sirve de nada quemar en mi presencia dulce incienso de Sabá! ¡Guárdense sus caros perfumes! No voy a aceptar sus ofrendas; no me agradan en lo más mínimo.

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