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”
Jeremiah 27:1-3
Common English Bible
Submit to the king of Babylon and live
27 Early in the rule of Judah’s King Zedekiah,[a] Josiah’s son, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 This is what the Lord said to me: Make a yoke of straps and bars and wear it on your neck. 3 Then send word[b] to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their representatives who have come to Jerusalem to Judah’s King Zedekiah.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Heb manuscripts, Syr; MT Jehoiakim
- Jeremiah 27:3 Or them (the yokes)
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