New: Plus articles on faith, family and the Bible. Read them →

Berean Standard Bible

“At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 27:1

Save as image

Study note

Jeremiah 27 describes another sign-act: God tells Jeremiah to make a yoke of straps and crossbars and wear it on his neck. He sends messages to surrounding kings, saying that Nebuchadnezzar is God's servant and that submitting to Babylon is God's will.

Open Study notes above for the full note.

Compare translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

When Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

EN el principio del reinado de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, fué de Jehová esta palabra á Jeremías, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Este mensaje del Señor recibió Jeremías al comienzo del reinado de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá:

Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.

Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.

Discuss in Yeshva