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Jeremiah 27:2

This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

KJV

Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
עֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehmakeH6213 →
לְךָ֔le.Khafor <the> yourself
מוֹסֵר֖וֹתmo.se.RotfettersH4147 →
וּמֹט֑וֹתu.mo.Totand yoke-barsH4133 →
וּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.Tamand you will put themH5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
צַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaneck yourH6677 →

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Jeremiah 28:10Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.Jeremiah 27:11But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave in its own land, to cultivate it and reside in it, declares the LORD.”Jeremiah 30:8On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.Ezekiel 7:23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.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!Amos 7:4This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.Ezekiel 12:1–28Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Jeremiah 18:2–10“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.”1 Kings 11:30–31And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,Isaiah 20:2–4the 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 24:3–12Now 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.Jeremiah 19:1–11This 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,Jeremiah 28:10–14Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.Ezekiel 4:1–5“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.Jeremiah 13:1–11This 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.”Lamentations 5:5We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.1 Kings 22:11Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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