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Good News Translation

Jeremiah 27:4

The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, told me to command them to tell their kings that the Lord had said:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammonites;   Babylon;   Blessing;   Edom;   Edomites;   Instruction;   Sidon;   Tyre;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;   The Topic Concordance - Creation;   Earth;   Government;   Man;   Power;   Punishment;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;   Edomites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Phoenicia;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Providence of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prophecy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Herodians;   Moab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gestures;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - God;   Moab, Moabites ;   Tyre, Tyrus;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ammonites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Command them to go to their masters, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Tell this to your masters:
Hebrew Names Version
and give them a charge to their masters, saying, Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Yisra'el, Thus shall you tell your masters:
King James Version
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;
English Standard Version
Give them this charge for their masters: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
New American Standard Bible
"Order them to go to their masters, saying, 'This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "This is what you shall say to your masters:
New Century Version
Tell them to give this message to their masters: ‘The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: "Tell your masters:
Amplified Bible
"Command them to go to their masters, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, you shall say this to your masters:
World English Bible
and give them a charge to their masters, saying, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Thus shall you tell your masters:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And commande them to saye vnto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say vnto your masters,
Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall command them to go to their masters, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, thus you shall say to your masters,
Berean Standard Bible
Give them a message for their masters declaring that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell them:
Contemporary English Version
So have them tell their kings that I have said: I am the All-Powerful Lord God of Israel,
Complete Jewish Bible
Give them this message for their masters by telling their envoys that Adonai -Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says for them to tell their masters:
Darby Translation
And give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say unto your masters:
Easy-to-Read Version
Tell them to give the message to their masters. Tell them that this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell your masters that
George Lamsa Translation
And command them to say to their masters, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to your masters:
Lexham English Bible
And you must command them for their masters, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, this you shall say to your masters:
Literal Translation
And command them to go to their masters, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: So you shall say to your masters,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and byd them saye vnto their masters: Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel, speake thus vnto yor masters:
American Standard Version
and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your masters:
Bible in Basic English
And give them orders to say to their masters, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Say to your masters,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and give them a charge unto their masters, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say unto your masters:
King James Version (1611)
And command them to say vnto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say vnto your masters:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And bid them say vnto their maisters, Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes, the God of Israel, speake thus vnto your maisters:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In those days, and at that time, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Juda together; they shall proceed, weeping as they go, seeking the Lord their God.
English Revised Version
and give them a charge unto their masters; saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt comaunde to hem, that thei speke to her lordis, The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, Ye schulen seie these thingis to youre lordis,
Update Bible Version
and give them a charge to their masters, saying, Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, Thus you shall say to your masters:
Webster's Bible Translation
And command them to say to their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to your masters;
New English Translation
Charge them to give their masters a message from me. Tell them, ‘The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says to give your masters this message.
New King James Version
And command them to say to their masters, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel--thus you shall say to your masters:
New Living Translation
Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says:
New Life Bible
Tell them to go to their leaders, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, and this is what you should say to your leaders:
New Revised Standard
Give them this charge for their masters: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And thou shall give them charge unto their lords saying, - Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your lords: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt command them to speak to their masters: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to your masters:
Revised Standard Version
Give them this charge for their masters: 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Command them to go to their masters, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, thus you shall say to your masters,

Contextual Overview

1 Soon after Josiah's son Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord told me 2 to make myself a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and to put it on my neck. 3 Then the Lord told me to send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who had come to Jerusalem to see King Zedekiah. 4 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, told me to command them to tell their kings that the Lord had said: 5 "By my great power and strength I created the world, human beings, and all the animals that live on the earth; and I give it to anyone I choose. 6 I am the one who has placed all these nations under the power of my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, and I have made even the wild animals serve him. 7 All nations will serve him, and they will serve his son and his grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then his nation will serve powerful nations and great kings. 8 "But if any nation or kingdom will not submit to his rule, then I will punish that nation by war, starvation, and disease until I have let Nebuchadnezzar destroy it completely. 9 Do not listen to your prophets or to those who claim they can predict the future, either by dreams or by calling up the spirits of the dead or by magic. They all tell you not to submit to the king of Babylonia. 10 They are deceiving you and will cause you to be taken far away from your country. I will drive you out, and you will be destroyed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to say unto their masters, Thus: or, concerning their masters, saying

Thus: the Lord, Jeremiah 10:10, Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 25:27, Jeremiah 51:19, Exodus 5:1

Reciprocal: Psalms 75:7 - he putteth Jeremiah 28:14 - I have put

Cross-References

Genesis 14:19
blessed him, and said, "May the Most High God, who made heaven and earth, bless Abram!
Genesis 24:60
And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: "May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!"
Genesis 27:1
Isaac was now old and had become blind. He sent for his older son Esau and said to him, "Son!" "Yes," he answered.
Genesis 27:7
‘Bring me an animal and cook it for me. After I have eaten it, I will give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.'
Genesis 27:15
Then she took Esau's best clothes, which she kept in the house, and put them on Jacob.
Genesis 27:20
Isaac said, "How did you find it so quickly, son?" Jacob answered, "The Lord your God helped me find it."
Genesis 27:22
Jacob moved closer to his father, who felt him and said, "Your voice sounds like Jacob's voice, but your arms feel like Esau's arms."
Genesis 27:23
He did not recognize Jacob, because his arms were hairy like Esau's. He was about to give him his blessing,
Genesis 27:25
Isaac said, "Bring me some of the meat. After I eat it, I will give you my blessing." Jacob brought it to him, and he also brought him some wine to drink.
Genesis 27:27
As he came up to kiss him, Isaac smelled his clothes—so he gave him his blessing. He said, "The pleasant smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And command them to say unto their masters,.... The prophet is sent with authority, and ordered to speak in a very high strain, having his orders from the King of kings and Lord of lords; a greater master than those messengers had; and to enjoin them to tell their several masters in his master's name; as follows:

thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; who, though in a peculiar manner the God of Israel, yet was Lord of the whole world, and had all the armies of heaven and earth at his command, to enforce his power and authority; wherefore what he says ought to be attended to:

thus shall ye say to your masters; deliver to them the following words of the great Jehovah.


 
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