Jeremiah 27:12
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 27 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah wears a yoke as a sign, declaring God has given all lands to Nebuchadnezzar. Nations should submit to the Babylonian yoke rather than listen to false prophets promising liberation. The temple vessels will not be returned soon as the …
Other Translations
And I spake 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.
And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, `Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
And I said all this to Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying, Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and become his servants and his people, so that you may keep your lives.
Cross References
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and …
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the …
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king …
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in …
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt …
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered …