Jeremiah 28:14 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 28:14

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”

BSB

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ASV

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

KJV

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I have put--Though Hananiah and those like him were secondary instruments in bringing the iron yoke on Judea, God was the great First Cause (Jer 27:4-7).

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
כֹֽה־	khoh-	thus	H3541 →
אָמַר֩	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
יְהוָ֨ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
צְבָא֜וֹת	tze.va.'ot	of hosts	H6635 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עֹ֣ל	'ol	a yoke of	H5923 →
בַּרְזֶ֡ל	bar.Zel	iron	H1270 →
נָתַ֜תִּי	na.Ta.ti	I have put	H5414 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
צַוַּ֣אר׀	tza.Var	[the] neck of	H6677 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַגּוֹיִ֣ם	ha.go.Yim	the nations	H1471 →
הָאֵ֗לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
לַעֲבֹ֛ד	la.'a.Vod	to serve	H5647 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר	ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	Nebuchadnezzar	H5019 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
בָּבֶ֖ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
וַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּ	va.'a.va.Du.hu	and they will serve him	H5647 →
וְגַ֛ם	ve.Gam	and also	H1571 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
חַיַּ֥ת	chai.Yat	[the] animal[s] of	H2416 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
נָתַ֥תִּי	na.Ta.ti	I have given	H5414 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to <the> him

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 4:20
Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
leads to
- 1 Kings 8:51
  For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.
- Jeremiah 11:4
  which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My…
- Deuteronomy 32:9
  But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Exodus 19:5–6
  Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 9:29
  But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”
Through
Jeremiah 40:4
But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of…
leads to
- Jeremiah 39:11–12
  Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
- Genesis 20:15
  And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
Through
Deuteronomy 28:48
you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
leads to
- Jeremiah 28:13–14
  “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’