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the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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Jeremiah 27:1

In the beginning of the rule of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammonites;   Babylon;   Edom;   Edomites;   Prophecy;   Prophets;   Tyre;   Thompson Chain Reference - Eliakim;   Jehoiakim, King of Judah;   Nebuchadnezzar;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Moab;   Zedekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gestures;   Jeremiah;   Pelatiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abiathar;   Potter;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah, Book of;   Moab, Moabites ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hanani'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeremiah (1);   Jeremiah (2);   Text of the Old Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came during the fourth year that Zedekiah son of Josiah was king of Judah.
New Living Translation
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah.
New American Standard Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying—
New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah soon after Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah.
New English Translation
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah early in the reign of Josiah's son, King Zedekiah of Judah.
Webster's Bible Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
World English Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
Amplified Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
English Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord .
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the bigynnyng of the rewme of Joachym, the sone of Josie, kyng of Juda, this word was maad of the Lord to Jeremye, and seide,
English Revised Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Contemporary English Version
Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord told me: Jeremiah, make a wooden yoke with leather straps, and place it on your neck.
American Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Bible in Basic English
When Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
At the beginning of the reign of Y'hoyakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y'hudah, this word came to Yirmeyahu from Adonai :
Darby Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
King James Version (1611)
In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, came this worde vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,
New Revised Standard
In the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah son of Josiah of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord .
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah came this worde vnto Ieremiah from the Lorde, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
IN the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, this word came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying:
Revised Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the begynnyng of the raigne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda, came this worde vnto Ieremie from the Lorde, which spake thus vnto me:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH HE SPOKE AGAINST BABYLON.
Good News Translation
Soon after Josiah's son Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord told me
Christian Standard Bible®
At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
Hebrew Names Version
In the beginning of the reign of Yehoiakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, came this word to Yirmeyahu from the LORD, saying,
King James Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord , saying,
Lexham English Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying—
Literal Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this Word came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the begynnynge of the reigne of Ioachim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda, came this worde vnto Ieremy from the LORDE, which spake thus vnto me:
THE MESSAGE
Early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah received this Message from God : "Make a harness and a yoke and then harness yourself up. Send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send it through their ambassadors who have come to Jerusalem to see Zedekiah king of Judah. Give them this charge to take back to their masters: ‘This is a Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel. Tell your masters:
New King James Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim Jeremiah 27:3, 12; 28:1).">[fn] the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Jeremiah 27:1.">[fn]
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying—
Legacy Standard Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying—

Contextual Overview

1 In the beginning of the rule of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord. 2 The Lord said to me, "Make ropes and a cross-bar for carrying a load, and put them on your neck. 3 Then send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon. Send them with the men who bring news to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah. 4 Tell them to go to their leaders, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, and this is what you should say to your leaders: 5 "I have made the earth, and the men and the animals that are on it by My great power and by My long arm. And I will give it to the one who is right in My eyes. 6 Now I have given all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant. And I have given him the wild animals of the field to serve him. 7 All the nations will serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time for his land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their servant. 8 But if any nation will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and will not put its neck under the load of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, hunger, and disease," says the Lord, "until I have destroyed it by his hand. 9 So do not listen to your men who tell of their special dreams, your men who tell what is going to happen in the future, or your wonder workers who use their secret ways. They say to you, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon.' 10 But they are lying to you, and will cause you to be taken far from your land. I will drive you out, and you will die.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3409, bc 595

the beginning: Jeremiah 27:3, Jeremiah 27:12, Jeremiah 27:19, Jeremiah 27:20, Jeremiah 26:1, Jeremiah 28:1

Cross-References

Genesis 27:23
He did not know who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac prayed that good would come to him.
Genesis 27:25
So Isaac said, "Bring it to me so I may eat the meat my son has made ready. And I will pray that good will come to you." He brought it to him, and he ate. He brought him wine also, and he drank.
Genesis 48:10
Now Israel's eyes had become weak from being old, and he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him. And Israel kissed them and put his arms around them.
1 Samuel 3:2
At that time Eli was lying down in his own place. His eyes had become weak and he could not see well.
Ecclesiastes 12:3
This will be the day when the men who watch the house shake in fear. Strong men bow. Those who grind will stop because they are few. And the eyes of those who look through windows will not see well.
John 9:3
Jesus answered, "The sin of this man or the sin of his parents did not make him to be born blind. He was born blind so the work of God would be seen in him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... This is the same date with the prophecy of the preceding chapter and some think that this verse should conclude that, as belonging to it; and by which they would reconcile a difficulty that arises here; the orders for making the yokes being given in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, which yet were to be sent to the messengers of the neighbouring kings that were come to Zedekiah at Jerusalem, who did not begin to reign until eleven years after this time; but the word "saying", at the end of the verse, shows it not to belong to the preceding, but to what follows: others think it is a mistake of the copy, and that Jehoiakim is put for Zedekiah; and the Syriac and Arabic versions read Zedekiah; but he was not the son of Josiah, as this king is said to be, but his brother: others therefore think, that though the prophecy was delivered to Jeremiah, and the orders were given him to make the bonds and yokes after mentioned, at this time; yet this prophecy was concealed with him, and the orders were not executed till Zedekiah's time; or that the prophet, in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, made the yokes as he was ordered, and put one on his neck, to signify the subjection of Judah to the king of Babylon, which quickly took place, about the third or fourth year of this reign; and that the rest were sent to the ambassadors of the neighbouring nations in Zedekiah's time; which latter seems most probable:

came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying; as follows. This verse is not in the common editions of the Septuagint; but it is in the king of Spain's Bible.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of Jehoiakim - Really, of Zedekiah, as the Syriac reads (see Jeremiah 27:3). In the Septuagint the verse is missing. Some scribe has confused the title of this chapter with that of Jeremiah 26:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXVII

Ambassadors being come from several neighbouring nations to

solicit the king of Judah to join in a confederacy against the

king of Babylon, Jeremiah is commanded to put bands and yokes

upon his neck, (the emblems of subjection and slavery,) and to

send them afterwards by those ambassadors to their respective

princes; intimating by this significant type that God had

decreed their subjection to the Babylonian empire, and that it

was their wisdom to submit. It is farther declared that all the

conquered nations shall remain in subjection to the Chaldeans

during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, and those of his son and

grandson, even till the arrival of that period in which the

Babylonians shall have filled up the measure of their

iniquities; and that then the mighty Chaldean monarchy itself,

for a certain period the paramount power of the habitable

globe, shall be voted with a dreadful storm of Divine wrath,

through the violence of which it shall be dashed to pieces like

a potter's vessel, the fragments falling into the hands of many

nations and great kings, 1-11.

Zedekiah, particularly, is admonished not to join to the revolt

against Nebuchadnezzar, and warned against trusting to the

suggestions of false prophets, 11-18.

The chapter concludes with foretelling that what still remained

of the sacred vessels of the temple should be carried to

Babylon, and not restored till after the destruction of the

Chaldean empire, 19-22.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXVII

Verse Jeremiah 27:1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim — It is most evident that his prophecy was delivered about the fourth year of ZEDEKIAH, and not Jehoiakim, as in the text. See Jeremiah 28:1. Three of Kennicott's MSS. (one in the text, a second in the margin, and the third upon a rasure) have Zedekiah; so likewise have the Syriac and the Arabic. Houbigant, Lowth, Blayney, Dahler, and others declare for this reading against that in the present text. And it is clear from the third and twelfth verses, where Zedekiah is expressly mentioned, that this is the true reading.


 
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