Jeremiah 27:1

Judah Will Serve Nebuchadnezzar

1 A message came to me from the Lord. It was shortly after Zedekiah became king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah.

Jeremiah 27:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 27:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah
This is the same date with the prophecy of the preceding chapter and some think that this verse should conclude that, as belonging to it; and by which they would reconcile a difficulty that arises here; the orders for making the yokes being given in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, which yet were to be sent to the messengers of the neighbouring kings that were come to Zedekiah at Jerusalem, who did not begin to reign until eleven years after this time; but the word "saying", at the end of the verse, shows it not to belong to the preceding, but to what follows: others think it is a mistake of the copy, and that Jehoiakim is put for Zedekiah; and the Syriac and Arabic versions read Zedekiah; but he was not the son of Josiah, as this king is said to be, but his brother: others therefore think, that though the prophecy was delivered to Jeremiah, and the orders were given him to make the bonds and yokes after mentioned, at this time; yet this prophecy was concealed with him, and the orders were not executed till Zedekiah's time; or that the prophet, in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, made the yokes as he was ordered, and put one on his neck, to signify the subjection of Judah to the king of Babylon, which quickly took place, about the third or fourth year of this reign; and that the rest were sent to the ambassadors of the neighbouring nations in Zedekiah's time; which latter seems most probable: came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying;
as follows. This verse is not in the common editions of the Septuagint; but it is in the king of Spain's Bible.

Jeremiah 27:1 In-Context

1 A message came to me from the Lord. It was shortly after Zedekiah became king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah.
2 The LORD said, "Make a yoke out of ropes and wooden boards. Put it on your neck.
3 "Then write down a message for the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon. Give it to their messengers who have come to Jerusalem. They have come to see Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
4 Give them a message for the kings who sent them. It should say, 'The LORD who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, "Here is what I want you to tell your masters.
5 I reached out my great and powerful arm. I made the earth. I made its people and animals. And I can give the earth to anyone I please.
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