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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Sign of the Yoke
27 In the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah[a] son of Josiah of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord.(A) 2 Thus the Lord said to me: Make for yourself yoke straps and bars and put them on your neck.(B) 3 Send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah.(C)
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- 27.1 Heb mss Syr: MT Jehoiakim
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