Jeremiah 27:12

Jeremiah 27:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Bow your neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I also spoke 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!

Context of Jeremiah 27:12

10They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die. 11But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” Then I repeated this same message to King Zedekiah of Judah. “If you want to live, submit to the yoke of the king of Babylon and his people. 13Why do you insist on dying—you and your people? Why should you choose war, famine, and disease, which the Lord will bring against every nation that refuses to submit to Babylon’s king? 14Do not listen to the false prophets who keep telling you, ‘The king of Babylon will not conquer you.’ They are liars.

Jeremiah 27:12 word by word

וְאֶל־צִדְקִיָּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי כְּכָל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑ר הָבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־צַוְּארֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֹ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֗ל וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְעַמּ֖וֹ וִֽחְיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• also to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• according to all these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• your necksצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• under the yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• him and his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Jeremiah 27:12

• Jeremiah 27:3Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 28:1One day in late summer of that same year—the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah—Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said,
• Jeremiah 38:17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down.
• 2 Chronicles 36:11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
• Proverbs 1:33But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”
• Ezekiel 17:11Then this message came to me from the Lord:
• Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 27:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a cruel tyrant, that they may secure their lives; and is it not much more our wisdom to submit to the pleasant and easy yoke of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, that we may secure our souls? It were well if sinners would be afraid of the destruction threatened against all who will not have Christ to reign over…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15God's decree (Jeremiah 27:4–11) applied to Judah and the nearby nations equally.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I spake also--translate, "And I spake," &c. Special application of the subject to Zedekiah.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 27:12

• Minister, Christian
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Judah
• Zedekiah
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Captain
• Neck
• Yoke
• Zedekiah (2)

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