Jeremiah · Literal Standard Version
Jeremiah 27 Literal Standard Version
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1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 “Thus said YHWH to me: Make bands and yokes for yourself,
2 Yahweh says to me: “Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck.
3 and you have put them on your neck, and have sent 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 messengers who are coming to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah king of Judah;
3 Then send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the children of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 and you have commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel:
4 Give them a command to their masters, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “You shall tell your masters:
5 Thus you say to your lords, I have made the earth with man, and the livestock that [are] on the face of the earth, by My great power, and by My outstretched arm, and I have given it to whom it has been right in My eyes.
5 ‘I have made the earth, the men, and the animals that are on the surface of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm. I give it to whom it seems right to me.
6 And now, I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and I have also given the beast of the field to him to serve him;
6 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant. I have also given the animals of the field to him to serve him.
7 and all the nations have served him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the coming in of the time of his land, also it; and many nations and great kings have made him serve them.
7 All the nations will serve him, his son, and his son’s son, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their bondservant.
8 And it has come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that does not serve him—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon—and that which does not put its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, I lay a charge on that nation—a declaration of YHWH—until I consume them by his hand.
8 “‘“‘It will happen that I will punish the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,’ says Yahweh, ‘with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
9 And you, you do not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your observers of clouds, and to your sorcerers who are speaking to you, saying, You do not serve the king of Babylon—
9 But as for you, don’t listen to your prophets, to your diviners, to your dreams, to your soothsayers, or to your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon;”
10 For they are prophesying falsehood to you, so as to remove you far from your ground, and I have driven you out, and you have perished.
10 for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, so that I would drive you out, and you would perish.
11 And the nation that causes its neck to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and has served him—I have left it on its ground—a declaration of YHWH—and it has tilled it, and dwelt in it.”
11 But the nation that brings their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him, that nation I will let remain in their own land,’ says Yahweh; ‘and they will till it and dwell in it.’”’”
12 And I have spoken to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
12 I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
13 Why do you die, you and your people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as YHWH has spoken concerning the nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
13 Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 And you do not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, saying, You do not serve the king of Babylon—for they are prophesying falsehood to you.
14 Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon;’ for they prophesy a lie to you.
15 For I have not sent them—a declaration of YHWH—and they are prophesying falsely in My Name, so as to drive you out, and you have perished, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
15 For I have not sent them,” says Yahweh, “but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you, and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
16 And to the priests, and to all this people, I have spoken, saying, “Thus said YHWH: You do not listen to the words of your prophets, who are prophesying to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the house of YHWH are now brought back from Babylon in haste, for they are prophesying falsehood to you.
16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Yahweh says, “Don’t listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Behold, the vessels of Yahweh’s house will now shortly be brought again from Babylon;’ for they prophesy a lie to you.
17 You do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live! Why is this city a ruin?
17 Don’t listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city become a desolation?
18 And if they are prophets, and if a word of YHWH is with them, let them now intercede with YHWH of Hosts, so that the vessels that are left in the house of YHWH, and [in] the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, have not gone into Babylon.
18 But if they are prophets, and if Yahweh’s word is with them, let them now make intercession to Yahweh of Armies, that the vessels which are left in Yahweh’s house, in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, don’t go to Babylon.
19 For thus said YHWH of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
19 For Yahweh of Armies says concerning the pillars, concerning the sea, concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
20 that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has not taken, in his removing Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem,
20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon didn’t take when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—
21 surely thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left of the house of YHWH, and of the house of the king of Judah, and [in] Jerusalem:
21 yes, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning the vessels that are left in Yahweh’s house, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem:
22 They are brought to Babylon, and there they are until the day of My inspecting them—a declaration of YHWH; then I have brought them up, and have brought them back to this place.”
22 ‘They will be carried to Babylon, and there they will be, until the day that I visit them,’ says Yahweh; ‘then I will bring them up, and restore them to this place.’”
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 27:3; Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 27:12; 2 Chronicles 36:11; Jeremiah 27:19–20
- 2 Amos 7:1; Ezekiel 24:3–12; Jeremiah 13:1–11; Amos 7:4; Ezekiel 12:1–28
- 3 Amos 1:9–2:3; Jeremiah 25:19–26; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Ezekiel 25:1–17; Ezekiel 29:18
- 4 Jeremiah 10:10; Exodus 5:1; Jeremiah 25:27; Jeremiah 51:19; Jeremiah 10:16
- 5 Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 51:15; Psalm 115:15–16; Daniel 4:17; Hebrews 1:10–11
- 6 Jeremiah 28:14; Jeremiah 25:9; Daniel 2:37–38; Ezekiel 29:18–20; Jeremiah 43:10
- 7 Jeremiah 52:31; Zechariah 2:8–9; Revelation 13:5–10; Isaiah 14:4–6; Daniel 5:25–31
- 8 Ezekiel 17:19–21; Ezekiel 14:21; Jeremiah 38:17–19; Jeremiah 24:10; Jeremiah 42:10–18
- 9 Jeremiah 14:14; Isaiah 8:19; Malachi 3:5; Jeremiah 29:8; Isaiah 47:12–14
- 10 Jeremiah 32:31; Ezekiel 14:9–11; Jeremiah 28:16; Jeremiah 23:25; Lamentations 2:14
- 11 Jeremiah 27:2; Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 27:8; Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 40:9–12
- 12 Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 27:8; 2 Chronicles 36:11–13; Jeremiah 27:2–3
- 13 Ezekiel 18:31; Jeremiah 27:8; Proverbs 8:36; Jeremiah 38:20; Ezekiel 18:24
- 14 Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:21; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Jeremiah 29:8–9; Jeremiah 23:25
- 15 Jeremiah 27:10; Jeremiah 14:15–16; Jeremiah 6:13–15; 2 Chronicles 25:16; Jeremiah 29:22–23
- 16 Jeremiah 28:3; 2 Kings 24:13; Jeremiah 27:10; Daniel 1:2; Jeremiah 27:14
- 17 Jeremiah 38:23; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 27:11–13; Jeremiah 7:34
- 18 1 Samuel 7:8; 1 Samuel 12:23; Jeremiah 18:20; 1 Samuel 12:19; 1 Kings 18:24
- 19 2 Kings 25:13; Jeremiah 52:17–23; 2 Kings 25:17; 1 Kings 7:15–22; 2 Chronicles 4:2–16
- 20 Jeremiah 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:14–16; 2 Chronicles 36:18; Jeremiah 22:28
- 22 Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 32:5; Ezra 7:19; Ezra 1:11; Jeremiah 25:11–12
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