Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.” ’
Jeremiah 27:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised This is what the Lord said to me: ‘Make chains and yoke bars for yourself and put them on your neck. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus says the Lord to me: Make for yourself thongs and yoke bars and put them on your neck, American Standard Version (1901) Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck; Common English Bible This is what the LORD said to me: Make a yoke of straps and bars and wear it on your neck. Catholic Public Domain Version "Thus says the Lord to me: Make bands and chains for yourself. And you shall place them on your neck. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord to me: Make thee bands and chains, and thou shalt put them on thy neck. |
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.” ’
But as for the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave it in its own land, and that nation will cultivate it and reside in it. This is the Lord’s declaration.’ ” ’
I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah in the same way: ‘Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, serve him and his people, and live!
On that day – this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies – I will break his yoke from your neck and tear off your chains, and strangers will never again enslave him.
The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes, when I break the yoke of Egypt there and its proud strength comes to an end in the city. A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes, and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.
Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence.
The Lord God showed me this: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the time the spring crop first began to sprout #– #after the cutting of the king’s hay.
The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgement by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.