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Jeremiah 28:14

NebuchadnezzarBabylon

12 But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

13 “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”

15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”

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BSB
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”
KJV
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
WEB
For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they will serve him. I have also given him the animals of the field.”’”
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may served Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
DARBY
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
BLB
For thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Israel: ‘A yoke of iron I have put on the neck of all these nations, to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him. And also I have given the beast of the field to him.’”
ÅB
For så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: Et åk av jern har jeg lagt på alle disse folkeslags nakke, for at de skal tjene Babels konge Nebukadnesar, og de skal tjene ham; også markens dyr har jeg gitt ham.
OTB
For dette sier Herren over hærskarene, Israels Gud: Jeg vil legge et jernåke på nakken til alle disse nasjonene for å få dem til å tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og de skal tjene ham. Jeg vil til og med gi ham kontroll over de ville dyrene.'"
B1930
For så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: Et åk av jern har jeg lagt på alle disse folkeslags nakke, forat de skal tjene Babels konge Nebukadnesar, og de skal tjene ham; også markens dyr har jeg gitt ham.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:48

    you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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  • Jeremiah 27:6–7

    So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.

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  • Daniel 2:38

    Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

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  • Jeremiah 25:9–26

    behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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  • Isaiah 14:4–6

    you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!

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  • Jeremiah 40:4

    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”

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  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.

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  • Jeremiah 27:4

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

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