Jeremiah 27:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 27:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 27:11 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain stil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 27:11 — KJV
“But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.”
— Jeremiah 27:11 (KJV)
Jeremiah 27:11 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 27:11
“And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:11: neck, under, yoke
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:11: nations, neck, yoke
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:11: nations, bring, king
“And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:11: nations, neck, yoke
“When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:11: nations, king, land
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