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Jeremiah 27 Summary
Bonds and Yokes for the Nations
God commands Jeremiah to make bonds and yokes and send them to surrounding kings through messengers to Zedekiah, with a message declaring that God has given all lands into Nebuchadrezzar's hand and all nations must serve him or be punished with sword, famine, and pestilence. Jeremiah warns against false prophets who say the people will not serve Babylon, for they prophesy lies unsent by God to drive the people to destruction. He assures Zedekiah that nations submitting to Babylon's yoke will remain in their own land, but those rebelling will perish. The chapter also warns that vessels of the LORD's house that were not carried away in the first exile will be taken to Babylon and remain until God visits them.
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Key verses
Jeremiah 27:5-6
“I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.”
Jeremiah 27:12-13
“I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?”
Jeremiah 27:14-15
“Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.”
Jeremiah 27:21-22
“Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem; They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.”
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