Jeremiah 27:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
27 In the beginning of the reign of [a](A)Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying— 2 thus says Yahweh to me—“Make for yourself (B)bonds and the (C)bars of a yoke and put them on your neck, 3 and you shall send [b]word to the king of (D)Edom, to the king of (E)Moab, to the king of the sons of (F)Ammon, to the king of (G)Tyre, and to the king of (H)Sidon by the hand of messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Many mss Jehoiakim
- Jeremiah 27:3 Lit them
Jeremiah 27:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah Uses Fetters and Yokes to Illustrate His Message of Submission
27 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying[a]— 2 thus said Yahweh to me—“Make for yourself fetters and yokes and put them on your neck, 3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites,[b] and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon in the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 27:3 Literally “sons of Ammon”
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