Jeremiah 27:1-3
New American Standard Bible
The Nations to Submit to 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 the Lord, saying— 2 this is what the Lord has said to me: “Make for yourself (B)restraints and (C)yokes and put them on your neck, 3 and send [b]word to the king of (D)Edom, the king of (E)Moab, the king of the sons of (F)Ammon, the king of (G)Tyre, and to the king of (H)Sidon [c]by the 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 27:3 Lit by the hand of
Jeremiah 27:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Yoke of Babylon
27 At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah[a] son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:[b] 2 “This is what the Lord said to me: Make chains and yoke bars(A) for yourself and put them on your neck. 3 Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon(B) through messengers who are coming to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Some Hb mss, Syr, Arabic; other Hb mss, DSS read Jehoiakim
- Jeremiah 27:1 LXX omits this v.
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