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Jeremiah 27
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### Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar

27 Early in the reign of Zedekiah[a](A) son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke(B) out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck. 3 Then send(C) word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon,(D) Tyre and Sidon(E) through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. 4 Give them a message for their masters and say, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Tell this to your masters: 5 With my great power and outstretched arm(F) I made(G) the earth and its people and the animals(H) that are on it, and I give(I) it to anyone I please. 6 Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant(J) Nebuchadnezzar(K) king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him.(L) 7 All nations will serve(M) him and his son and his grandson until the time(N) for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate(O) him.

8 “‘“If, however, any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or bow its neck under his yoke, I will punish(P) that nation with the sword,(Q) famine(R) and plague,(S) declares the Lord, until I destroy it by his hand. 9 So do not listen to your prophets,(T) your diviners,(U) your interpreters of dreams,(V) your mediums(W) or your sorcerers(X) who tell you, ‘You will not serve(Y) the king of Babylon.’ 10 They prophesy lies(Z) to you that will only serve to remove(AA) you far from your lands; I will banish you and you will perish. 11 But if any nation will bow its neck under the yoke(AB) of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let that nation remain in its own land to till it and to live(AC) there, declares the Lord.”’”

12 I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Bow your neck under the yoke(AD) of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live.(AE) 13 Why will you and your people die(AF) by the sword, famine and plague(AG) with which the Lord has threatened any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 Do not listen(AH) to the words of the prophets(AI) who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies(AJ) to you. 15 ‘I have not sent(AK) them,’ declares the Lord. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name.(AL) Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish,(AM) both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’”

16 Then I said to the priests and all these people, “This is what the Lord says: Do not listen to the prophets who say, ‘Very soon now the articles(AN) from the Lord’s house will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying lies to you. 17 Do not listen(AO) to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and you will live.(AP) Why should this city become a ruin? 18 If they are prophets and have the word of the Lord, let them plead(AQ) with the Lord Almighty that the articles remaining in the house of the Lord and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon. 19 For this is what the Lord Almighty says about the pillars, the bronze Sea,(AR) the movable stands and the other articles(AS) that are left in this city, 20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away when he carried(AT) Jehoiachin[b](AU) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem— 21 yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about the things that are left in the house of the Lord and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem: 22 ‘They will be taken(AV) to Babylon and there they will remain until the day(AW) I come for them,’ declares the Lord. ‘Then I will bring(AX) them back and restore them to this place.’”

#### Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 27:1 A few Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also 27:3,12 and 28:1); most Hebrew manuscripts Jehoiakim (Most Septuagint manuscripts do not have this verse.)
2. Jeremiah 27:20 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin

#### Cross references

1. Jeremiah 27:1 : S 2Ch 36:11
2. Jeremiah 27:2 : S Lev 26:13; S 1Ki 22:11
3. Jeremiah 27:3 : S Jer 25:17
4. Jeremiah 27:3 : S Jer 25:21
5. Jeremiah 27:3 : S Ge 10:15; S Jer 25:22
6. Jeremiah 27:5 : S Dt 9:29
7. Jeremiah 27:5 : S Ge 1:1
8. Jeremiah 27:5 : S Ge 1:25
9. Jeremiah 27:5 : Ps 115:16; Da 4:17
10. Jeremiah 27:6 : S Jer 25:9
11. Jeremiah 27:6 : S Jer 21:7
12. Jeremiah 27:6 : Jer 28:14; Da 2:37-38
13. Jeremiah 27:7 : S 2Ch 36:20; Da 5:18
14. Jeremiah 27:7 : S Jer 25:12
15. Jeremiah 27:7 : S Jer 25:14; 51:47; Da 5:28
16. Jeremiah 27:8 : Jer 9:16
17. Jeremiah 27:8 : Jer 21:9
18. Jeremiah 27:8 : S Jer 5:12
19. Jeremiah 27:8 : S Jer 14:12
20. Jeremiah 27:9 : Eze 13:1-23
21. Jeremiah 27:9 : S Ge 30:27; S Isa 44:25
22. Jeremiah 27:9 : S Dt 13:1; S Jer 23:25
23. Jeremiah 27:9 : S Dt 18:11
24. Jeremiah 27:9 : S Ex 7:11
25. Jeremiah 27:9 : Jer 6:14
26. Jeremiah 27:10 : S Jer 23:25; S Mk 13:5
27. Jeremiah 27:10 : S 2Ki 23:27
28. Jeremiah 27:11 : S Jer 21:9
29. Jeremiah 27:11 : Dt 6:2
30. Jeremiah 27:12 : Jer 17:4
31. Jeremiah 27:12 : S Jer 21:9
32. Jeremiah 27:13 : Eze 18:31
33. Jeremiah 27:13 : S Jer 14:12
34. Jeremiah 27:14 : S Jer 23:16
35. Jeremiah 27:14 : S Jer 14:13
36. Jeremiah 27:14 : S Jer 14:14; S Mt 7:15
37. Jeremiah 27:15 : S Jer 23:21
38. Jeremiah 27:15 : Jer 29:9; 44:16
39. Jeremiah 27:15 : S Jer 6:15; Mt 15:12-14
40. Jeremiah 27:16 : 1Ki 7:48-50; S 2Ki 24:13
41. Jeremiah 27:17 : Jer 23:16
42. Jeremiah 27:17 : Jer 42:11
43. Jeremiah 27:18 : S Nu 21:7; S 1Sa 7:8
44. Jeremiah 27:19 : 1Ki 7:23-26
45. Jeremiah 27:19 : S 1Ki 7:51; Jer 52:17-23
46. Jeremiah 27:20 : S Dt 28:36; S 2Ch 36:10
47. Jeremiah 27:20 : Jer 22:24; Mt 1:11
48. Jeremiah 27:22 : S 2Ki 20:17; 25:13
49. Jeremiah 27:22 : S 2Ch 36:21; S Jer 24:6
50. Jeremiah 27:22 : S Ezr 7:19

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