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Jeremiah 27:1

JehoiakimJeremiahJosiah
At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.

2 This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

3 Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

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BSB
At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
KJV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
WEB
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
ASV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
DARBY
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
BLB
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah this word came to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying:
ÅB
I begynnelsen av Judas konge Sedekias'[^1], Josias' sønns regjering kom dette ord til Jeremias fra Herren:
OTB
I begynnelsen av regjeringstiden til Sidkia, sønn av Josjia, konge av Juda, kom dette budskapet til Jeremia fra Herren:
B1930
I begynnelsen av Judas konge Sedekias', Josias' sønns regjering kom dette ord til Jeremias fra Herren: / < JER 27, 3. 12. 20; 28, 1.>

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  • Jeremiah 27:3

    Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

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  • Jeremiah 28:1

    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

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  • Jeremiah 27:12

    And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:11

    Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

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  • Jeremiah 27:19–20

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,

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  • Jeremiah 26:1

    At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

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