Jeremiah 27:2
“Thus sayth the Lord to me, Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them vpon thy necke.”
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Jeremiah 27:2 Context
1In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, came this worde vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, saying, 2Thus sayth the Lord to me, Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them vpon thy necke. 3And 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 Ierusalem vnto Zedekiah king of Iudah. 4And command them to say vnto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say vnto your masters:
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 27:2
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
- King James Version
thus says the LORD to me--"Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;
- American Standard Version (1901)
This is what the Lord has said to me: Make for yourself bands and yokes and put them on your neck;
- Basic English Bible
Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;
- Darby Bible
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make for thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
- Webster's Bible
Thus says Yahweh to me: Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck;
- World English Bible
`Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,
- Youngs Literal Bible
'Thus saith the LORD to me: Make thee bands and bars, and put them upon thy neck;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 27:2
27:2 Thus saith - God commands the prophet to procure some yokes with bonds to make them more fast; and to put one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a type both to his own people, and also the people afterward mentioned, that they should be in bondage to the king of Babylon.