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Jeremiah 27:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jeremiah 27:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Sign of the Yoke
27 In the beginning of the reign of Zedeki′ah[a] the son of Josi′ah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord. 2 Thus the Lord said to me: “Make yourself thongs and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. 3 Send word[b] to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedeki′ah king of Judah.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 Another reading is Jehoiakim
- Jeremiah 27:3 Cn: Heb send them
Jeremiah 27:1-3
New International Version
Jeremiah 27:1-3
New International Version
Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar
27 Early in the reign of Zedekiah[a](A) son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke(B) out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck. 3 Then send(C) word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon,(D) Tyre and Sidon(E) through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 27:1 A few Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also 27:3,12 and 28:1); most Hebrew manuscripts Jehoiakim (Most Septuagint manuscripts do not have this verse.)
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