Jeremiah 27:2

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

Modern
This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.
Traditional
Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Literal
Thus says YHWH to me: “Make for yourself bonds and yokes, and put them upon your neck.
Latin
Hæc dicit Dominus ad me: Fac tibi vincula et catenas, et pones eas in collo tuo,

Original

Hebrew
English
This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

Notes

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

Events

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Edom, Edomites Jeremiah (Person) Tyre Zedekiah

Topics

Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Conquests By Edom: A Name of the Land Occupied by the Descendants of Esau: Prophecies Concerning Edomites: Prophecies Concerning Instruction by Object Lessons: Bonds and Yokes Prophets: Frequently in Their Actions Were Made Signs to the People Prophets: Inspiration of Symbols and Similitudes: Yokes Tyre: City of Prophecies Relating To Tyre: Inhabitants of Superstitious