Reference

Jeremiah 27:4

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

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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;

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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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I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

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And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses direct speech, the "command" and "say unto their masters" could be interpreted as a symbolic message of divine authority being conveyed through human agents, rather than a literal instruction for the prophets to physically deliver a message to foreign kings.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes a command given by God to a prophet to deliver a message, but it does not specify the method by which God communicated that initial command to the prophet.

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Cross-References

Psalms 75:7Thematic

“But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”

Jeremiah 28:14Thematic

“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.”

Jeremiah 10:10Thematic

“But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.”

Jeremiah 51:19Thematic

“The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.”

Jeremiah 10:16Thematic

“The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.”

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