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Jeremiah 27:2

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

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

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 Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;

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Literal Fulfillment

While the command to make bonds and yokes is literal, the *meaning* of these objects as symbols of subjugation to Babylon is metaphorical, suggesting a deeper, non-literal interpretation of the "yoke" itself.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes an action Jeremiah is commanded to perform, not the method by which God communicated that command to him. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord to me" indicates that communication has already occurred, but does not specify how.

Prophetic Sign Acts

The verse describes a command given to Jeremiah, but it does not explicitly state that the purpose of making and wearing the bonds and yokes is for a public, symbolic demonstration to communicate God's message, rather than a private instruction or a preparation for a future event.

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Related Verses

Jeremiah 28:13

“Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.”

Jeremiah 27:4

“And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;”

Jeremiah 13:1

“Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.”

Jeremiah 13:2

“So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins.”

Jeremiah 27:11

“But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.”

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