Jeremiah 27 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 27:3

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;
Jeremiah 27:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 27:3 in other translations

BSBSend word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
WEBThen send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the children of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
ASVand send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah:
YLTAnd thou hast put them on thy neck, and hast sent them unto the king of Edom, and unto the king of Moab, and unto the king of the sons of Ammon, and unto the king of Tyre, and unto the king of Zidon, by the hand of messengers who are coming in to Jerusalem, unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
DARBYand send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah.
BBEAnd send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by their servants who come to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, king of Judah;
WebsterAnd 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 Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;

What does Jeremiah 27:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. And send them to the king of Edom, &c.--Appropriate symbol, as these ambassadors had come to Jerusalem to consult as to shaking off the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar. According to Pherecydes in Clement of Alexandria [Miscellanies, 567], Idanthura, king of the Scythians, intimated to Darius, who had crossed the Danube, that he would lead an army against him, by sending him, instead of a letter, a mouse, a frog, a bird, an arrow, and a plough. The task assigned to Jeremiah required great faith, as it was sure to provoke alike his own countrymen and the foreign ambassadors and their kings, by a seeming insult, at the very time that all were full of confident hopes grounded on the confederacy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 27:1-11

The neighbouring nations to be subdued. (Jr 27:1-11) Zedekiah is warned to yield. (Jr 27:12-18) The vessels of the temple to be carried to Babylon, but afterwards to be restored. (Jr 27:19-22) Verses 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 kingdoms as he pleases. Whatever any have of the good things of…

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Jeremiah 27:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ve.shi.lach.Tamand you will send themH7971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֱד֜וֹם'e.DomEdomH123
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvMoabH4124
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
צֹ֖רtzorTyreH6865
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
צִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonSidonH6721
בְּיַ֤דbe.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027
מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397
הַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'Imwho have comeH935
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
אֶל\־'el-toH413
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063

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Cross references for Jeremiah 27:3

  • Amos 1:9-2:3

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. …

  • Jeremiah 25:19-26

    Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, …

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 25:1-17

    The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. …

  • Ezekiel 29:18

    Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:

  • Ezekiel 17:15-21

    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. …

  • Jeremiah 47:1-7

    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Edom.
25:19-26; 47:1-49:39; Eze 25:1-28:26; 29:18; Am 1:9-15; 2:1-3
the messengers.
2Ch 36:13; Eze 17:15-21

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Context

  • Jeremiah 27:2

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

  • Jeremiah 27:3

    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;

  • 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;

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Jeremiah 27:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los enviarás al rey de Edom, y al rey de Moab, y al rey de los hijos de Ammón, y al rey de Tiro, y al rey de Sidón, por mano de los embajadores que vienen á Jerusalem á Sedechîas, rey de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et envoie-les au roi d’Édom, et au roi de Moab, et au roi des fils d’Ammon, et au roi de Tyr, et au roi de Sidon, par la main des messagers qui sont venus à Jérusalem vers Sédécias, roi de Juda;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sende sie an den König von Edom und an den König von Moab und an den König der Kinder Ammon, und an den König von Tyrus und an den König von Zidon, durch die Boten, welche nach Jerusalem zu Zedekia, dem König von Juda, gekommen sind;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et mittes eas ad regem Edom, et ad regem Moab, et ad regem filiorum Ammon, et ad regem Tyri, et ad regem Sidonis, in manu nuntiorum qui venerunt Jerusalem ad Sedeciam regem Juda.