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Jeremiah 27:12

ZedekiahBabylon
Judgment

10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

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.

13 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 28:1

    And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

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  • Jeremiah 38:17

    Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

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  • Jeremiah 27:8

    And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:11–13

    Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

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  • Jeremiah 27:2–3

    Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

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  • Proverbs 1:33

    But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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  • Ezekiel 17:11–21

    Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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