Jeremiah 27:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Jeremiah 27:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Psalms 2:3 ). Compare the marginal references.
Jeremiah 27:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 confirm their prophecies which they could not do of themsel...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27-29. Certain linguistic peculiarities ( e.g. the incorrect spelling, Nebuchadnezzar) suggest that these three Chapter s may have circulated as a separate pamphlet, e.g. in Babylon. Th...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

put them, &c. This was literally done, as. prophetic symbol; and at that time prophetic of what was to happen in the reign of Zedekiah, eleven years later.
Jeremiah 27:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, Make thee bonds and yokes - Probably yokes with straps, by which they were attached to the neck. This was a symbolica...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Make thee bonds and yokes— See ch. Jeremiah 28:10 and the note on ch. Jeremiah 25:15 . The yoke was a pole which went over the shoulders of a man, and was fastened by bands to the neck: it w...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, Make thee bonds - by which the yoke is made fast to the neck ( Jeremiah 5:5 ). Yokes - literally, the car...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-29. Judah is warned to submit to Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Make thee bonds and yokes. — This method of vivid symbolic prediction had a precedent in the conduct of Isaiah when he walked “naked and barefoot” ( Isaiah 20:2 ). We have to realise the infinitely...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IX HANANIAH Jeremiah 27:1-22 , Jeremiah 28:1-17 "Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15 THE most conspicuou...
Jeremiah 27:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus repeated the vision and prophecies of the earlier times, Jeremiah again addressed himself directly to Zedekiah. There can be no doubt that the marginal reading of 27:l must be adopted, an...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The time of this prophecy is noted, but it should seem, that though the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah then, he did pot deliver it till a considerable space after, for Jekoiakim's reign at the beg...
Jeremiah 27:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thus saith the Lord to me, make thee bonds and yokes ,.... The yokes were made of wood, as appears from Jeremiah 28:13 ; and the bonds were strings or thongs, which bound the yoke together, that it...
Jeremiah 27:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, Ver. 2. Make thee bonds and yokes, ] i.e., Yokes with bonds, such as they are wont to be fastened with. And...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Make thee bonds and yokes , &c. The prophets were frequently ordered to foreshow future events by actions as well as by words. Thus Isaiah was commanded to go naked and barefoot, Isaiah 20:3...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nebuchadnezzar's Victories Predicted. B. C. 597. 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jeho...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Wearing The Yoke Of Subjection And Dependence ( Jeremiah 27:1-22 ). At YHWH's command Jeremiah had to wear a yoke demonstrating bondage. Per the MT text this commenced at the beginning of Jehoiaki...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —“Beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim.” There is authority for reading “ Zedekiah ” instead of “Jehoiakim.” Henderson substitutes “Zedeki...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:1 . In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim. In the twelfth verse it is added, “I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah.” These occurrences induce some critics to believe that Jehoia...
Jeremiah 27:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This and the two following chapters are closely connected. They all relate to the early part of the reign of Zedekiah, and con-rain warnings arising out of the deepening gloom of the...
Jeremiah 27:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Message of the Yokes
Jeremiah 27:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:30 ; 1 Kings 11:31 ; Amos 7:1 ; Amos 7:4 ; Ezekiel 4:1-5 ; Isaiah 20:2-4 ; Jeremiah 13:1-11 ; Jeremiah 18:2-10 ; Jeremiah 19:1-11 ; Jeremiah 27:12 ; Jeremiah 28:10 ; Jeremiah 2...
Jeremiah 27:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thus saith — 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...

Jeremiah 27:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 27:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 27:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 27:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 27:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 27:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 27:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 27:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes