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Jeremiah 27

Jeremiah 27:8

The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar · Jeremiah 27:1–22
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Translations

Modern
As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.
Traditional
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
Literal
And it will come to pass that the nation and the kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon—with the sword and with the famine and with the pestilence I will punish that nation, a declaration of YHWH, until I have finished them by his hand.
Latin
Gens autem et regnum quod non servierit Nabuchodonosor regi Babylonis, et quicumque non curvaverit collum suum sub jugo regis Babylonis, in gladio, et in fame, et in peste visitabo super gentem illam, ait Dominus, donec consumam eos in manu ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.

Notes

Jeremiah 27:6–8

God gave Nebuchadnezzar control over the entire region, so resisting him was pointless. All nations would serve him and his descendants. Cyrus conquered Babylon in 539 BC during Belshazzar's reign, who was Nebuchadnezzar's grandson.

Jeremiah 27:1–22

The Lord told Jeremiah to send messages to the ambassadors from nearby countries to announce the Lord’s judgment on them. Jeremiah was to show his message by wearing a wooden yoke. This event happened in 594 to 593 BC (see Jeremiah 28:1).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

People

Nebuchadnezzar: Emperor of Babylon who conquered Judah

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Edom, Edomites Tyre Yoke

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Agency in Executing Judgments Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Edom: A Name of the Land Occupied by the Descendants of Esau: Prophecies Concerning Edomites: Prophecies Concerning Instruction by Object Lessons: Bonds and Yokes Moabites: Prophesies Respecting: To be Captives in Babylon Nebuchadnezzar: An Instrument of God's Judgments Nebuchadnezzar: Prophecies Concerning Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: Prophecies Concerning Tyre: City of Prophecies Relating To