Jeremiah 27:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 27:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 27:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 27:8 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 27:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 27:8 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 27:8
“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 27:8: nation, serve, nebuchadnezzar
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:8: nation, serve, king
“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:8: king, babylon, saith
“And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. punish: Heb. visit upon”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:8: come, pass, nation
“Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:8: nation, serve, king
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