Jeremiah 27
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1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 "Thus says the Lord to me: Make bands and chains for yourself. And you shall place them on your neck.
3 And you shall send 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 the messengers who came to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
4 And you shall instruct them to say to their masters: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You shall say these things to your masters:
5 I made the earth, and the men and beasts which are upon the face of the earth, by my great strength and by my outstretched arm. And I have given it to whomever it was pleasing in my eyes.
6 And now, therefore, I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant. Moreover, I have given to him also the beasts of the field, so that they may serve him.
7 And all the nations will serve him, and his son, and his son's son. Many nations and great kings will serve him, until the time arrives for him and his land.
8 But the nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and whoever will not bend his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will visit upon that nation with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, says the Lord, until I consume them by his hand.
9 Therefore, you should not choose to listen to your own prophets, and diviners, and dreamers, and soothsayers, and sorcerers, who say to you: 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon.'
10 For they prophesy lies to you, so that they may cause you to be far from your own country, and may cast you out, and may cause you to perish.
11 Furthermore, the nation which will bend its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and which will serve him, I will permit them to remain in their own land, says the Lord. And they will cultivate it, and they will live in it."
12 And I spoke to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, according to all these words, saying: "Subject your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and you will live.
13 Why should you suffer death, you and your people, by the sword, and famine, and pestilence, just as the Lord has spoken against any nation that refuses to serve the king of Babylon?
14 Do not choose to listen to the words of the prophets, saying to you: 'You will not serve the king of Babylon.' For they are speaking a lie to you.
15 For I have not sent them, says the Lord. And they prophesy falsely in my name, so that they may cast you out, and so that you may perish, both you and the prophets who make predictions for you."
16 I spoke also to the priests and to this people, saying: "Thus says the Lord: Do not choose to listen to the words of your prophets, who prophesy to you, saying: 'Behold, the vessels of the Lord will now quickly be returned from Babylon.' For they are prophesying to you a lie.
17 Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation?
18 But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is in them, then let them intercede before the Lord of hosts, so that the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.
19 For thus says the Lord of hosts to the pillars, and to the sea of brass, and to the bases, and to the remainder of the vessels that have been left behind in this city,
20 which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, did not take when he carried away Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, from Jerusalem into Babylon, with all the nobility of Judah and Jerusalem:
21 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and Jerusalem:
22 They shall be carried away to Babylon, and there they shall be, until the day of their visitation, says the Lord. And then I will cause them to be carried back, and to be restored to this place.
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Jeremiah 27
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The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
1In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah#27:1 Or Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord. 2Thus the Lord said to me: #[1 Kgs. 22:11; Ezek. 7:23] “Make yourself straps and #ch. 28:10, 12, 13; See Lev. 26:13yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. 3Send word#27:3 Hebrew Send them to the king of #ch. 25:21, 22Edom, the king of #ch. 25:21, 22Moab, the king of the sons of #ch. 25:21, 22Ammon, the king of #ch. 25:21, 22Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. 4Give them this charge for their masters: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters: 5“It is I who #See ch. 21:5 by my great power and my outstretched arm #Ps. 115:15; Isa. 45:12 have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, #Ps. 115:16; Dan. 4:17, 25, 32and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. 6#[Ezek. 30:21, 25] Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, #See ch. 25:9 my servant, #ch. 28:14; Dan. 2:38and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. 7#[Dan. 2:37, 38] All the nations shall serve him and #ch. 52:31 his son and #Dan. 5:1, 30 his grandson, #See ch. 25:12 until the time of his own land comes. #See ch. 25:14Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
8“‘“But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, #ver. 11, 12; [ch. 30:8] and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation #See ch. 14:12with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, declares the Lord, until I have consumed it by his hand. 9So #[ch. 14:14] do not listen to your #[ch. 29:8] prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your #[Deut. 18:10; Isa. 2:6]fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’ 10#See ch. 5:31For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish. 11#[ver. 2, 8]But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the Lord.”’”
12To #ch. 28:1; [ver. 1] Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: #[See ver. 11 above] “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and #ver. 17; [ch. 38:17]serve him and his people and live. 13#Ezek. 18:31 Why will you and your people die #See ch. 14:12 by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, #ver. 8as the Lord has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14#[ch. 14:14] Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ #[See ver. 10 above]for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. 15I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but #[See ver. 10 above]they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
16Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: #[See ver. 14 above] Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, #ch. 28:3; 2 Kgs. 24:13; 2 Chr. 36:7, 10, 18 ‘Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,’ #[See ver. 10 above]for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. 17#[See ver. 14 above] Do not listen to them; #[See ver. 11 above] serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city #See ch. 7:34become a desolation? 18If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, then #[Isa. 59:16] let them intercede with the Lord of hosts, #Dan. 1:2that the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon. 19#[2 Kgs. 25:13]For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city, 20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, #2 Kgs. 24:14, 15; Matt. 1:11, 12; See ch. 24:1when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem— 21thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, #[See ver. 19 above]concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: 22#ch. 52:17, 20, 21; 2 Kgs. 25:13; 2 Chr. 36:18 They shall be carried to Babylon #ch. 32:5 and remain there #ch. 29:10; 2 Chr. 36:22; Ezra 1:1 until the day when I visit them, declares the Lord. #Ezra 1:7, 8; 5:14; 7:19Then I will bring them back #ch. 52:17, 20, 21; 2 Kgs. 25:13; 2 Chr. 36:18 and restore them to this place.”
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