Jeremiah 27:2

Jeremiah 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,

Context of Jeremiah 27:2

1At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD. This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck. 3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. 4Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:

Jeremiah 27:2 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י עֲשֵׂ֣ה לְךָ֔ מוֹסֵר֖וֹת וּמֹט֑וֹת וּנְתַתָּ֖ם עַל־צַוָּארֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• This is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a yokeמוֹטָהmôţâh · yokeH4133
• out of leather strapsמוֹסֵרmôsêr môsêrâh môserâh · bondH4147
• and put itנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677

Cross-references for Jeremiah 27:2

• Amos 7:1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.
• Jeremiah 27:12And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
• Jeremiah 28:10Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
• Jeremiah 13:1This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
• Jeremiah 18:2“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”
• Jeremiah 19:1This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,
• 1 Kings 11:30And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
• Isaiah 20:2the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
• Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 5:1“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
• Ezekiel 12:1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 24:3Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Make thee bonds and yokes - Probably yokes with straps, by which they were attached to the neck. This was a symbolical action, to show that the several kings mentioned below should be brought under the dominion of the Chaldeans.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Yokes - Two curved pieces of wood, the one put over the neck of the ox, the other under, and then fastened together by bonds or cords (compare Psalm 2:3). Compare the marginal references.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22The Lord told Jeremiah to send messages to the ambassadors from nearby countries to announce the Lord’s judgment on them. Jeremiah was to show his message by wearing a wooden yoke. This event happened in 594 to 593 BC (see Jeremiah 28:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. bonds--by which the yoke is made fast to the neck (Jr 5:5). yokes--literally, the carved piece of wood attached at both ends to the two yokes on the necks of a pair of oxen, so as to connect them. Here the yoke itself. The plural is used, as he was to wear one himself, and give the others to the ambassadors; (Jr 27:3; 28:10, 12) proves that the symbolical act was in this instance (though not in others, Jr 25:15) actually done (compare Is 20:2, &c.; Eze…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 27:2

• Ammonites
• Babylon
• Edom
• Edomites
• Instruction
• Prophets
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Neck
• Yoke
• Band
• Captain
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings