Jeremiah 27:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2

Symbol of the Bonds and Yokes

1 In¹ the beginning of the reign of² Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, ^aking of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 “Thus says the Lord to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, ^aand put them on your neck,

3 and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

4 And command them to say to their masters, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel—thus you shall say to your masters:

5 ^a‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and ^bhave given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.

6 ^aAnd now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, ^bMy servant; and ^cthe beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.

7 ^aSo all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, ^buntil the time of his land comes; ^cand then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.

8 And it shall be, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,’ says the Lord, ‘with the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

9 Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your¹ dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon.”

10 For they prophesy a ^alie to you, to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you out, and you will perish.

11 But the nations that bring their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let them remain in their own land,’ says the Lord, ‘and they shall till it and dwell in it.’ ” ’ ”

12 I also spoke to ^aZedekiah 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 ^aWhy will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

14 Therefore ^ado not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they prophesy ^ba lie to you;

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 27:2

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American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord to me: Make for yourself thongs and yoke bars and put them on your neck,

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 27:1)

Darby English Version
Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;

Good News Bible
to make myself a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and to put it on my neck.

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

New American Standard Bible
thus says the LORD to me--"Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

New International Version
This is what the LORD said to me: "Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.

New King James Version
“Thus says the LORD to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
thus says the LORD to me--"Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

Revised Standard Version
Thus the LORD said to me: "Make yourself thongs and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.

Young's Literal Translation
`Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

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