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Jeremiah 27:4

What does Jeremiah 27:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 27:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your masters:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your masters:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And give them orders to say to their masters, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Say to your masters,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And thou hast commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And thou shalt command them to speak to their masters: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to your masters:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, theGod of Israel: Thus shall ye say unto your masters:

Context

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:

v.4This passage

v.5I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.

Cross references

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

  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.

  • Jeremiah 25:27

    And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

  • Jeremiah 10:16

    The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

  • Exodus 5:1

    And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

  • Jeremiah 51:19

    The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

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