Jeremiah 27:1-6

The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar

1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah[a] the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
2 Thus the LORD said to me: 1"Make yourself straps and 2yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
3 Send word[b] to the king of 3Edom, the king of 4Moab, the king of the sons of 5Ammon, the king of 6Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 Give them this charge for their masters: 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
5 "It is I who 7by my great power and my outstretched arm 8have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, 9and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
6 10Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, 11my servant, 12and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.

Cross References 12

  • 1. [1 Kings 22:11; Ezekiel 7:23]
  • 2. Jeremiah 28:10, 12, 13; See Leviticus 26:13
  • 3. Jeremiah 25:21, 22
  • 4. Jeremiah 25:21, 22
  • 5. Jeremiah 25:21, 22
  • 6. Jeremiah 25:21, 22
  • 7. See Jeremiah 21:5
  • 8. Psalms 115:15; Isaiah 45:12
  • 9. Psalms 115:16; Dan. 4:17, 25, 32
  • 10. [Ezekiel 30:21, 25]
  • 11. See Jeremiah 25:9
  • 12. Jeremiah 28:14; Daniel 2:38

Footnotes 2

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