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Jeremiah 27:2

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

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.

4 Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.
KJV
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
WEB
the LORD says to me: “Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck.
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;
DARBY
Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;
BLB
Thus says YHWH to me: “Make for yourself bonds and yokes, and put them upon your neck.
ÅB
Så sa Herren til meg: Gjør deg bånd og åk, og legg dem på din nakke!
OTB
Dette er hva Herren instruerte meg: “Lag et åk med remmer og stenger og legg det på din nakke.
B1930
Så sa Herren til mig: Gjør dig bånd og åk, og legg dem på din nakke!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 7:1

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

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  • Ezekiel 24:3–12

    Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

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  • Jeremiah 13:1–11

    This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”

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  • Amos 7:4

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.

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  • Ezekiel 12:1–28

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

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  • Jeremiah 18:2–10

    “Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.”

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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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  • Ezekiel 4:1–5

    “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.

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