Jeremiah 27:1
In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, this word came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Thus saith the Lord to me: Make thee bands, and chains: and thou shalt put them on thy neck.
Cross References
Jeremiah 26:1In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word from the Lord, saying:
Jeremiah 27:12And I spoke to Sedecias the king of Juda according to all these words, saying: Bend down your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, and his people, and you shall live.
Jeremiah 28:1And it came to pass in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananias the son of Azur, a prophet of Gabaon spoke to me, in the house of the Lord before the priests, and all the people, saying:
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 27:1
Jeremiah the prophet, since he cannot persuade people to submit to God's precept, and so to prevent the destruction of their country by the king of Babylon, is here persuading them to submit to God's providence, by yielding tamely to the king of Babylon, and becoming tributaries to him, which was the wisest course they could now take, and would be a mitigation of the calamity, and prevent the laying of their country waste by fire and sword; the sacrificing of their liberties would be the saving of their lives. I.… Read the whole commentary →