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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 28:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 28:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Thus speaketh [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559], I have broken [07665] the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894]. |
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King James |
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| broken the yoke--I have determined to break: referring to Jeremiah's prophecy (Jer 27:12). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thus speaketh the Lord - What awful impudence! when he knew in his conscience that God had given him no such commission. |
12 I spake [01696] also to Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] according to all these words [01697], saying [0559], Bring [0935] your necks [06677] under the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and serve [05647] him and his people [05971], and live [02421].