Jeremiah 27:2

“Thus said YHWH to me: Make bands and yokes for yourself,

Literal Standard Version

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 Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,

3and you have put them on your neck, and have sent them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the sons of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of messengers who are coming to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah king of Judah;

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:30and Ahijah lays hold on the new garment that [is] on him, and tears it [into] twelve pieces,

Isaiah 20:2at that time YHWH spoke by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and you have loosed the sackcloth from off your loins, and you draw your sandal from off your foot,” and he does so, going naked and barefoot.

Jeremiah 18:2“Rise, and you have gone down [to] the potter’s house, and there I cause you to hear My words”;

Jeremiah 25:21Edom, and Moab, and the sons of Ammon,

Jeremiah 28:10And Hananiah the prophet takes the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and breaks it,

Ezekiel 4:1“And you, son of man, take a brick for yourself, and you have put it before you, and have carved a city on it—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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