Jeremiah 27:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 27:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 27:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 27:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I spoke 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.”
Jeremiah 27:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 27:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 27:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 27:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 27:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 27:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I spoke 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. ”
Jeremiah 27:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 27:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I spake also to Zedekiah king of Iudah according to all these wordes, saying, Put your neckes vnder the yoke of the King of Babel, and serue him and his people, that ye may liue.”
Jeremiah 27:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 27:12 in Context — Jeremiah 27
10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
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.
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.
13 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
What Does Jeremiah 27:12 Mean?
Jeremiah 27:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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