Verse 2
Jeremiah 27:2
New Living Translation
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This is what the LORD said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔/י עֲשֵׂ֣ה לְ/ךָ֔ מוֹסֵר֖וֹת וּ/מֹט֑וֹת וּ/נְתַתָּ֖/ם עַל צַוָּארֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
Thus says the Lord: Make for yourself bindings and yokes and put them on your neck.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Ju...
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This is what the LORD said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
3
Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who...
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4
Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim...
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5
With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can...
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6
Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put ever...
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7
All the nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until his time is up. Then many nations an...
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8
So you must submit to Babylon’s king and serve him; put your neck under Babylon’s yoke! I will punis...
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9
“‘Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcer...
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10
They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you...
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11
But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their ow...
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12
Then I repeated this same message to King Zedekiah of Judah. “If you want to live, submit to the yok...
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13
Why do you insist on dying — you and your people? Why should you choose war, famine, and disease, wh...
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14
Do not listen to the false prophets who keep telling you, ‘The king of Babylon will not conquer you....
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15
This is what the LORD says: ‘I have not sent these prophets! They are telling you lies in my name, s...
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16
Then I spoke to the priests and the people and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not listen to...
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17
Do not listen to them. Surrender to the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this whole ci...
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18
If they really are prophets and speak the LORD’s messages, let them pray to the LORD of Heaven’s Arm...
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19
“For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken about the pillars in front of the Temple, the great bron...
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20
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Ju...
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21
Yes, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says about the precious t...
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22
‘They will all be carried away to Babylon and will stay there until I send for them,’ says the LORD....
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