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Wesley -> Jer 27:2
Wesley: Jer 27:2 - -- God commands the prophet to procure some yokes with bonds to make them more fast; and to put one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a...
God commands the prophet to procure some yokes with bonds to make them more fast; and to put one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a type both to his own people, and also the people afterward mentioned, that they should be in bondage to the king of Babylon.
JFB: Jer 27:1 - -- The prophecy that follows was according to this reading given in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, fifteen years before it was published in the reign of Z...
The prophecy that follows was according to this reading given in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, fifteen years before it was published in the reign of Zedekiah to whom it refers; it was thus long deposited in the prophet's bosom, in order that by it he might be supported under trials in his prophetic career in the interim [CALVIN]. But "Zedekiah" may be the true reading. So the Syriac and Arabic Versions. Jer 27:3, Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1, confirm this; also, one of KENNICOTT'S manuscripts. The English Version reading may have originated from Jer 26:1. "Son of Josiah" applies to Zedekiah as truly as to "Jehoiakim" or "Eliakim." The fourth year may, in a general sense here, as in Jer 28:1, be called "the beginning of his reign," as it lasted eleven years (2Ki 24:18). It was not long after the fourth year of his reign that he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 51:59; Jer 52:3; 2Ki 24:20), in violation of an oath before God (2Ch 36:13).

JFB: Jer 27:2 - -- Literally, the carved piece of wood attached at both ends to the two yokes on the necks of a pair of oxen, so as to connect them. Here the yoke itself...
Literally, the carved piece of wood attached at both ends to the two yokes on the necks of a pair of oxen, so as to connect them. Here the yoke itself. The plural is used, as he was to wear one himself, and give the others to the ambassadors; (Jer 27:3; Jer 28:10, Jer 28:12) proves that the symbolical act was in this instance (though not in others, Jer 25:15) actually done (compare Isa 20:2, &c.; Eze 12:3, Eze 12:11, Eze 12:18).
Clarke: Jer 27:1 - -- In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim - It is most evident that his prophecy was delivered about the fourth year of Zedekiah, and not Jehoiakim...
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim - It is most evident that his prophecy was delivered about the fourth year of Zedekiah, and not Jehoiakim, as in the text. See Jer 28:1. Three of Kennicott’ s MSS. (one in the text, a second in the margin, and the third upon a rasure) have Zedekiah; so likewise have the Syriac and the Arabic. Houbigant, Lowth, Blayney, Dahler, and others declare for this reading against that in the present text. And it is clear from the third and twelfth verses, where Zedekiah is expressly mentioned, that this is the true reading.

Clarke: Jer 27:2 - -- Make thee bonds and yokes - Probably yokes with straps, by which they were attached to the neck. This was a symbolical action, to show that the seve...
Make thee bonds and yokes - Probably yokes with straps, by which they were attached to the neck. This was a symbolical action, to show that the several kings mentioned below should be brought under the dominion of the Chaldeans.
Calvin -> Jer 27:1
Calvin: Jer 27:1 - -- Jeremiah prefaces this prediction by saying, that it was delivered to him at the beginning of Jehoiakim’s reign. But this beginning, as we have sai...
Jeremiah prefaces this prediction by saying, that it was delivered to him at the beginning of Jehoiakim’s reign. But this beginning, as we have said, extended to the whole of his reign while it was prosperous and entire. While, then, Jehoiakim enjoyed a quiet possession of the kingdom, Jeremiah was bidden to make known what had been committed to him, not to Jehoiakim himself, but, as we learn from the third verse, to Zedekiah who had not immediately succeeded him, but became at last king after various changes. God, then, committed this prophecy to his servant, but did not design it to be immediately promulgated. If it be asked, why God designed what he purposed to be made known to be concealed for so long a time? the answer is this, — that it was done for the sake of the Prophet himself, in order that he might with more alacrity perform his office, knowing of a certainty that no one thought that it could ever happen, and certainly the thing was incredible. 177
God’s design then was to communicate this to his Prophet himself, that he might see afar off what no one, as I have just said, had thought could ever come to pass. This is the reason, as I think, why this prophecy was not immediately published, but was like a treasure deposited in the Prophet’s bosom, until the ripened time came. I shall defer till tomorrow the explanation of this prophecy.
Defender -> Jer 27:1
Defender: Jer 27:1 - -- The identification of Jehoiakim as king of Judah at this time seems to conflict directly with Jer 27:3, which identifies Zedekiah as king of Judah the...
The identification of Jehoiakim as king of Judah at this time seems to conflict directly with Jer 27:3, which identifies Zedekiah as king of Judah then. Actually the Syriac texts and a few Hebrew manuscripts do read "Zedekiah" instead of "Jehoiakim" in this verse. It seems probable that "Zedekiah" was the original reading here, and that some early scribe inadvertently copied Jer 26:1 at this point, which is very similar. This fits the entire context better."
TSK: Jer 27:1 - -- am 3409, bc 595
the beginning : Jer 27:3, Jer 27:12, Jer 27:19, Jer 27:20, Jer 26:1, Jer 28:1

TSK: Jer 27:2 - -- saith the Lord : or, hath the Lord said, Amo 7:1, Amo 7:4
Make : Jer 27:12, Jer 28:10-14
put : Jer 13:1-11, Jer 18:2-10, Jer 19:1-11, Jer 28:10; 1Ki 1...
saith the Lord : or, hath the Lord said, Amo 7:1, Amo 7:4
Make : Jer 27:12, Jer 28:10-14
put : Jer 13:1-11, Jer 18:2-10, Jer 19:1-11, Jer 28:10; 1Ki 11:30,1Ki 11:31; Isa 20:2-4; Ezek. 4:1-5:17, 12:1-28, Eze 24:3-12

collapse allCommentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)
Barnes: Jer 27:1 - -- Of Jehoiakim - Really, of Zedekiah, as the Syriac reads (see Jer 27:3). In the Septuagint the verse is missing. Some scribe has confused the ti...
Of Jehoiakim - Really, of Zedekiah, as the Syriac reads (see Jer 27:3). In the Septuagint the verse is missing. Some scribe has confused the title of this chapter with that of Jer. 26.

Barnes: Jer 27:2 - -- Yokes - Two curved pieces of wood, the one put over the neck of the ox, the other under, and then fastened together by bonds or cords (compare ...
Yokes - Two curved pieces of wood, the one put over the neck of the ox, the other under, and then fastened together by bonds or cords (compare Psa 2:3). Compare the marginal references.
Poole -> Jer 27:2
Poole: Jer 27:2 - -- God commandeth the prophet to procure, either by his own labour, or with his money, some yokes, with bonds to make them more fast; and to put some o...
God commandeth the prophet to procure, either by his own labour, or with his money, some yokes, with bonds to make them more fast; and to put some one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a type both to his own people, and also the people afterward mentioned, that they should be in bondage to the king of Babylon, and their yoke should be so fastened with bonds, that they should not be able to slip them, or get them from off their necks.
Haydock: Jer 27:1 - -- Joakim. This revelation was made to the prophet in the beginning of the reign of Joakim: but the bands were not sent, to the princes here named, bef...
Joakim. This revelation was made to the prophet in the beginning of the reign of Joakim: but the bands were not sent, to the princes here named, before the reign of Sedecias, ver. 3. (Challoner) ---
He wore them six or seven years. (Vatable) (Tirinus) ---
But this is uncertain. Septuagint omit this title. Syriac, Arabic, &c., read "Sedecias." (Calmet) ---
As far as Juda may belong to the last chapter. St. Jerome includes the whole verse. (Haydock) ---
It seems to be rather a fresh prophecy, or the title may be spurious, like many in the Psalms. See chap. xxvi. 1., and xxviii. 1., and Isaias xxi. 13.

Haydock: Jer 27:2 - -- Chains. Hebrew, "a yoke and pole," (Calmet) or piece of wood for the necks of slaves. (St. Jerome) ---
Thus would the servitude of these nations b...
Chains. Hebrew, "a yoke and pole," (Calmet) or piece of wood for the necks of slaves. (St. Jerome) ---
Thus would the servitude of these nations be clearly represented. (Haydock) ---
Bands and chains were proper signs, as they were used to bind captives. (Worthington)
Gill: Jer 27:1 - -- In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... This is the same date with the prophecy of the preceding chapter and s...
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... This is the same date with the prophecy of the preceding chapter and some think that this verse should conclude that, as belonging to it; and by which they would reconcile a difficulty that arises here; the orders for making the yokes being given in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, which yet were to be sent to the messengers of the neighbouring kings that were come to Zedekiah at Jerusalem, who did not begin to reign until eleven years after this time; but the word "saying", at the end of the verse, shows it not to belong to the preceding, but to what follows: others think it is a mistake of the copy, and that Jehoiakim is put for Zedekiah; and the Syriac and Arabic versions read Zedekiah; but he was not the son of Josiah, as this king is said to be, but his brother: others therefore think, that though the prophecy was delivered to Jeremiah, and the orders were given him to make the bonds and yokes after mentioned, at this time; yet this prophecy was concealed with him, and the orders were not executed till Zedekiah's time; or that the prophet, in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, made the yokes as he was ordered, and put one on his neck, to signify the subjection of Judah to the king of Babylon, which quickly took place, about the third or fourth year of this reign; and that the rest were sent to the ambassadors of the neighbouring nations in Zedekiah's time; which latter seems most probable:
came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying; as follows. This verse is not in the common editions of the Septuagint; but it is in the king of Spain's Bible.

Gill: Jer 27:2 - -- Thus saith the Lord to me, make thee bonds and yokes,.... The yokes were made of wood, as appears from Jer 28:13; and the bonds were strings or thongs...
Thus saith the Lord to me, make thee bonds and yokes,.... The yokes were made of wood, as appears from Jer 28:13; and the bonds were strings or thongs, which bound the yoke together, that it might not slip off the neck, on which it was put:
and put them upon thy neck; not all of them together, but one after another, at different times; and this was very significant; for the prophet being seen abroad with a yoke upon his neck, it would be natural to inquire the meaning of it; when they would be told it was to signify the subjection of Judah, and so of other nations, to the king of Babylon; and that he did wear at times such a yoke, even fifteen years after, in the fourth of Zedekiah's reign, appears from Jer 28:1.

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NET Notes: Jer 27:1 If the text of 28:1 is correct, the date here would be sometime in the fourth year of Zedekiah which would be 594/3 b.c. Zedekiah had been placed on t...

NET Notes: Jer 27:2 The yoke is a common biblical symbol of political servitude (see, e.g., Deut 28:48; 1 Kgs 12:4, 9, 10). From the context of 1 Kgs 12 it is clear that ...
Geneva Bible: Jer 27:1 In the beginning of the reign of ( a ) Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
( a ) Concerning t...

Geneva Bible: Jer 27:2 Thus saith the LORD to me; Make for thee ( b ) bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
( b ) By such signs the prophets used sometimes to confir...

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TSK Synopsis -> Jer 27:1-22
TSK Synopsis: Jer 27:1-22 - --1 Under the type of bonds and yokes he prophesies the subduing of the neighbour kings unto Nebuchadnezzar.8 He exhorts them to yield, and not to belie...
MHCC -> Jer 27:1-11
MHCC: Jer 27:1-11 - --Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of ki...
Matthew Henry -> Jer 27:1-11
Matthew Henry: Jer 27:1-11 - -- Some difficulty occurs in the date of this prophecy. This word is said to come to Jeremiah in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer 27:1), ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Jer 27:1; Jer 27:2-8
Keil-Delitzsch: Jer 27:1 - --
The Yoke of Babylon. - In three sections, connected as to their date and their matter, Jeremiah prophesies to the nations adjoining Judah (Jer 27:2-...

Keil-Delitzsch: Jer 27:2-8 - --
The yoke of the king of Babylon upon the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. - Jer 27:2. "Thus said Jahveh to me: Make thee bonds and y...
Constable: Jer 2:1--45:5 - --II. Prophecies about Judah chs. 2--45
The first series of prophetic announcements, reflections, and incidents th...

Constable: Jer 26:1--29:32 - --B. Controversies concerning false prophets chs. 26-29
These chapters contrast the true prophet of Yahweh...

Constable: Jer 27:1--28:17 - --2. Conflict with the false prophets in Jerusalem chs. 27-28
Chapters 27 and 28 record the contro...
