Jeremiah 27:2
Thus, said Yahweh unto me, Make thee, bonds and bars, and put them upon thine own neck.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 11:30Then Ahijah laid hold of the new mantle, that was upon him,—and rent it into twelve pieces;
Isaiah 20:2At that time, spake Yahweh, through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, And thy sandal, draw thou off from thy foot,—And he did so, walking disrobed and barefoot.
Jeremiah 18:2Arise and go down to the house of the potter,—and, there, will I cause thee to hear my words.
Jeremiah 25:21Edom and Moab, and the sons of Ammon;
Jeremiah 28:10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet,—and brake it.
Ezekiel 4:1Thou therefore O son of man Take thee a tile, and lay it before thee,—and portray thereon a city, even 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 →