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Jeremiah 27:2

What does Jeremiah 27:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 27:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This is what the Lord has said to me: Make for yourself bands and yokes and put them on your neck;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thus saith the Lord to me: Make thee bands, and chains: and thou shalt put them on thy neck.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;

Context

v.1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

v.2This passage

v.3and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Amos 7:4

    Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.

  • Ezekiel 12:1

    The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 24:3

    And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

  • Jeremiah 19:1

    Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;

  • Ezekiel 4:1

    Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

  • Jeremiah 13:1

    Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

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