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Jeremiah 27:12

ZedekiahBabylon
Judgment

10 For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.

11 But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave in its own land, to cultivate it and reside in it, declares the LORD.”

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!

13 Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?

14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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!
KJV
I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
WEB
I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
ASV
And I spake to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
DARBY
And I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
BLB
And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke according to all these words, saying: “Bring your⁺ necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
ÅB
Og til Judas konge Sedekias talte jeg alle de samme ord og sa: Bøy deres nakke under Babels konges åk og tjen ham og hans folk, så skal dere leve.
OTB
Jeg leverte det samme budskapet til Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og sa: “Underkast dere åket til kongen av Babylon; tjen ham og hans folk, så skal dere leve.
B1930
Og til Judas konge Sedekias talte jeg alle de samme ord og sa: Bøi eders nakke under Babels konges åk og tjen ham og hans folk, så skal I leve.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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 38:17

    Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.

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  • Jeremiah 27:8

    As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:11–13

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

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  • Jeremiah 27:2–3

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

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  • Proverbs 1:33

    But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

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  • Ezekiel 17:11–21

    Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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