Jeremiah 27:2

Thus said the Lord to me, Make for thyself bands and yoke-bars, and put them around thy neck,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoyakim the son of Josiah the king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

3And send such to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of 'Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by means of the messengers who come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah the king of Judah;

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:30And Achiyah caught hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces;

Isaiah 20:2At the same time spoke the Lord by means of Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thy shoe shalt thou pull off from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Jeremiah 18:2Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there will I let thee hear my words.

Jeremiah 25:21Edom, and Moab, and the children of 'Ammon;

Jeremiah 28:10Then took Chananyah the prophet the yoke-bar from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and broke it.

Ezekiel 4:1But thou, O son of man, take thyself a tile, and lay it before thee, and engrave upon it a city, [namely,] Jerusalem:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 27:2-12

Nebuchadnezzar's Victories Predicted. ( b. c. 597.) 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord , saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, 3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; 4 And command them to… Read the whole commentary →

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